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Basic Information |
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| Artifact Identification | Agawen, Snail Gathering Basket (2007.15.0007) | |
| Classification | Materials T&E : Agriculture T&E or Food Processing T&E : Basket, Gathering | |
| Visual Description | Wicker basket with square base which broadens out into rounded shape near top and attached looped handle. The basket has four protruding strands beginning at each of the base’s corners which run up the basket and end just before the basket rounds off. Two light brown loops on opposite sides of the basket, to which the basket’s handle is attached, are fastened to two of these strands. The basket has a circular opening on top with a bamboo (?) rim around it. The inside of the basket is very dirty. The basket’s outside is heavily worn and abraded over its area. | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | Asia, Southeast, Republic of the Philippines, Cordillera Administrative Region, Island of Luzon | |
| Period/Date | , ca. 1900 - 1978 CE | |
| Culture | Ifugao, sub-group of the Igorot | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Depth) | 15.7 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 9.5 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Width) | 8.2 cm | |
| Weight | 198 g | |
| Measuring Remarks | Diameter of hole opening on basket’s top. Width of one of base’s side. | |
| Materials | Plant | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Weaving--Basket | |
| Munsell Color Information | N/A | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | N/A | |
| Scholarly Notes | 7/3/2008: Research from reading Ifugao Basketry by Rob Kok and Philippine Basketry: An Appreciation by Robert Lane. “Agawen - small, open basket in different shapes, worn on the hip, used for gathering snails in the field." - Amy Heggemeyer, Assistant Registrar, 7/03/2008 | |
| Comparanda | N/A | |
| Bibliography | Comparanda: Kok, Rob. Ifugao Basketry. Amsterdam, 1979. Plate 13. Lane, Robert. Philippine Basketry: An Appreciation. Manila, 1986. P. 86, plate 4-69. | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | The Russell Corin Collection. | |
| Reproduction | N/A | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |