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24 x 12.1 x 9 cm (91 g)

A dark brown stained, woven basket lid with a light brown wood border on the top. The basket has thick wicker sections, woven at a diagonal pattern. The two longest sides of the lid curve out in the center. There are two small, semicircular woven handles on either side of the top of the basket lid. There are small pieces of light brown, thin wood, held on by wicker straps.

23.3 x 11.3 x 11 cm (110 g)

A dark brown stained, woven basket with a light brown wood border on the bottom that acts as a foot. The basket has thick wicker sections, woven at a diagonal pattern. The two longest sides of the lid curve out in the center. There are two small, semicircular woven handles on either side of the bottom of the basket, next to the light brown wood. There are small pieces of light brown, thin wood, held on by wicker straps, which cover over the woven basket. The top of the basket curves inward along the longest edges.

24.4 x 21.4 x 15.9 cm (210 g)

A cylindrically shaped stiff/sturdy woven plant fiber basket with a chain-link handle attached at the rim. The object has a dark brown colored finish, yet coloration is worn and/or scratched away in parts revealing light colored undertones. Generally, the interior surface is slightly lighter in coloration than the exterior surface. The basket’s body is composed of horizontally placed bands of stiff plant fibers interwoven with alternating diagonal plant fibers creating an “X”-based design. Fibers are spaced apart leaving small gaps throughout the piece. Two identical tightly woven loops are attached across from one another on the rim (and rise slightly above it). A long, flexible chain-link handle is attached to these loops. Stiff, oval shaped chain rings are made from tightly braided plant fibers. A short hallow foot extends from the basket’s bottom allowing the object to sit flat and steady on an even surface.

28.3 x 19.9 x 11.4 cm (234 g)

A light brown, bulbous, woven basket with the lid attached to the basket by a light tan colored, braided rope. The basket lid has a dark brown braided border at the base, connected to a lighter brown body with different woven patterns throughout, using much thinner wicker than the braided rope. The top of the lid has another dark brown braided border, around a thin section of the lighter brown wicker, and resembles the top of a purse without a zipper. There are two wicker loops at the top of the lid where the braided rope passes through, and a small hole on the bottom of the basket as well. The basket itself fits inside the lid, sliding out underneath the braided dark brown border. The base of the basket is raised, with a light brown, thin wood foot. The body of the basket is constructed the same as the lid, with lighter brown, small, woven wicker in different patterns. The opening of the basket curves inward.

38.5 x 28.4 x 9.6 cm (253 g)

A tall, thin, tightly woven plant fiber backpack with a triangularly pointed top edge and trim running along its height on both sides. Aside from the pointed top, the object has a general rectangular/boxed shape with a substantially longer length than width. The object’s body is medium brown in color while the majority of the trim is light brown. The trim consists of a tightly woven border along the diagonal top edges and transitions to dark brown solid wooden sticks extending to the object’s base (secured by several “X”s of additional light brown fibers). Light brown woven trim detailing also appears around a thin pointed slit positioned near the top of the object on one side (shaped similarly to a wide upside down “V”). Positioned around the object’s bottom is a thick, sturdy band of light brown wood/fiber upon which the object can sit steadily on a flat surface (band extends slightly further than bottom of basket body). A stiff, tightly woven loop extends upward at the object’s upper tip to which two smooth, thick, tightly woven straps are attached. The opposite ends of the straps extend to the object’s base along its sides (one strap to each side). The lower strap ends transition to different plant fiber material which exhibits fraying and of a thinner weave. A small detail is drawn/painted (?) in the lower left corner on the front surface of the object (same side where slit opening appears; symbol is drawn on aforementioned wide base band). The detail resembles a “#” shape, though each line appears doubled and curved outward away from the open central square.

33.7 x 24.5 x 15.5 cm (469 g)

Stiff, tall cylindrical base of two-part basket/urn; made from plant fibers woven in a simple alternating diagonal pattern with very small spaces between some strands. The object is generally brown in color with a slight reddish tinge. Some dark-colored spots/stains appear throughout. The object’s interior surface has a duller appearance and lacks the red tones of color evident on the exterior. A thick solid band is attached at the object’s bottom defining a sturdy square base (extending slightly beyond the basket’s flat bottom surface) upon which the object can sit steadily when placed on solid ground. The body of the object widens into a bulb shape approximately 2/3 of the way up its height after which it narrows into its lip (with top edge defined by a tight braid). A thick protruding, decorative (?) woven band is positioned just above the basket’s widest point. Two thin braided strips (placed at opposite points) extend vertically up the basket starting at the bottom of its bulbous portion and ending at the upper protruding band. A slightly flexible woven handle is attached to the basket via the aforementioned vertical strips. The handle, which is of a darker brown color than the majority of the basket, is loosely attached allowing for free hinge-like movement.

18.5 x 14 x 6.7 cm (94 g)

Stiff, sturdy lid to basket/urn; made from tightly plant fibers woven in a simple alternating diagonal pattern with very small spaces between some strands. The object is short but cylindrical in shape with a circular lower lip and a square-shaped closed top. A single wide wooden band wraps around forming the circular lip and is attached via many evenly spaced groups of three thin parallel plant fibers. A braided band borders the object’s upper surface forming a square with rounded corners. The object is generally brown in color with a slight reddish tinge. Some dark-colored spots/stains appear throughout. The object’s interior surface has a duller appearance and lacks the red tones of color evident on the exterior.

34.5 x 33 x 20.3 cm (544 g)

A rectangular woven basket. The basket is dark brown in color made of a natural material. The basket is open at the top. There are two straps on the basket that are connected on the front by two small loops. The straps loop over the side/top of the basket through a third strap connected horizontally via two small loops to the back of the basket and down to the bottom sides where there are two more small loops. The weaving pattern on the basket is a series of horizontal “V” shapes.

35 x 13.5 x 9 cm (146 g)

A rectangular woven lid. The lid is dark brown in color and made of natural materials. It is woven using a horizontal series of Vs. It is wider at the bottom than it is at the top.

15.7 x 9.5 x 8.2 cm (198 g)

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.

25.8 x 18.4 x 9.2 cm (234 g)

Basket composed of wickerwork basin sitting on a wooden ring base and surrounded on top by a wooden band. The wickerwork part of the basket broadens out, so that the upper wooden strip is larger than the strip composing the base. The wickerwork basin also has a bamboo strip around its upper edge, which is located inside of the basket below the upper wooden band. The basket is somewhat dirty and worn over its surface.

31.8 x 25.4 x 17.8 cm (426 g)

Wicker basket with rectangular base, oval opening on top and two long strap protruding from it. The basket narrows as it approaches toward its top opening. The opening would be oval in shape if not for some distortion of the basket’s top. About one-fourth of the way down from the basket’s top, there is a band running around the basket. The top of the basket’s two tops are attached to this band. The top of the left strap is completely broken off from the band, while the right strap is partially broken. The straps’ bottoms are attached to either shorter side of the basket; the bottom of the right strap is partially broken off from its side. The basket is worn and abraded over its entire surface area.

30 x 11 x 10 cm (69 g)

Wicker basket lid with elliptical base and whose top has squared corners. The lid’s top gradually slopes downward from its corners on either end toward the center. The lid’s bottom rim has a few slight distortions inwards. The lid is also abraded and worn over its entire surface area.

41.5 x 27.5 x 7 cm (179 g)

This is a woven shoulder bag. The bulk of the purse is made up of very tightly woven, flat strips of perhaps reed. Bottom: The bottom of the purse, or the base, is made up of a zig zag pattern of very tightly woven, flat strips of reed. The outer sides of each piece of reed is darker than its center. There are two flat bands that run the perimeter of the object at its base. The smaller of the two bands is affixed to the top of the larger band. They are lashed onto the bottom of the object with dark strips. Above this base there is a decorative, braided detail that appears to cover the join of the base bands to the body of the purse. Body of purse: The body of the purse is made up of simple, alternating panels of horizontal zig zags and vertical zig zags. The pattern continues all around the bag. The bottom of the bag has a decorative, horizontally aligned weave of dark pieces pointing to the right. The top of the bag has a single decorative band of a yellowy-blond colored reed. There is a loop left to either side of the purse to allow the strap through and to provide stability. Lid: the cover for the purse is ringed in an intricately woven braid of dark reed. The middle portion of the lid is made up of a flat pattern of reed that is horizontally aligned to the left, then the right in the middle, and then the left again. Strap: the strap is made up of a rough material that has been somewhat loosely woven into a long strap. The ends are tied off under the banding at the base of the purse. There are notches on either side of the banding to allow the strap through and up to the blond colored supports at the top of the purse. Condition: The strap has some breaks in it there are some general signs of ware, but nothing glaringly obvious.

18.7 x 14.3 x 11 cm (184 g)

Wickerwork basket, dark reddish-brown in color, with attached wooden rim and handle. The basket sits on a square base and widens out some as it progresses upwards, ending with a darker rim. Above the wickerwork rim is a wooden band, lighter in color than the rest of the basket, slightly set in from the wickerwork part. Curving wooden pieces are attached to two opposite sides on the basket. Each piece has a hole near its top, through which there is a small wickerwork loop. The basket’s handle is attached to these small loops. The handle is composed of two pieces which are held together partly by small protruding ring-shaped pieces located across the handle’s length. The inside of the basket is dirty and worn.

19.1 x 5.9 cm (90 g)

Basket lid composed of lower wooden band with wickerwork top. On the outside, the wooden band is very dirty, with many areas of darker discoloration. The wickerwork is light brownish-red in color and attached to the lower band by interwoven wicker strands attached to a darker colored rim. Inside the lid, the wickerwork is bronze in color. The lid’s inside is somewhat dirty but not as much as the outside.

25.5 x 5.7 cm (168 g)

A wickerwork bowl with wooden branches bent around its edge to make a rim. The wickerwork is relatively flat, and supports the branches. The rim is made of four branches: two thick branches located on top of the wickerwork’s edge, and two thinner branches on either side of the edge. The thinner branches secure the wickerwork and keep it together, while the two thick branches act as a rim to make the bowl deeper. Small, flat pieces of wood are tied around the branches to attached them to the wickerwork. The top branch has holes cut in it so that the small flat pieces of wood can go through it instead of over it. The wickerwork is slightly worn with dirt or some residue on parts of it. Some of the branches are split.

28 x 26 x 5 cm (170 g)

This object is a woven, shallow dish with one handle. There is a tag on it, it appears to be added by the museum, that is white and attached by a white string. On one side is says, “ #10 Brennerol.” The object has a shallow bottom made from tightly woven, flat strips. They are woven together tightly and in a geometric pattern. There are 2 large pieces of coil that make up the sides of the object, they are lashed to the matte with smaller pieces of perhaps cane. There are two smaller coils as well, both appear to serve as decoration as they do not appear to supply any sort of stability. One coil is located on the inside of the object, next to the matte. The other is located on the outside of the object and is lashed onto the object with one long, continuous pieces of lashing that is knotted decoratively at even intervals. There is a loop at the ‘top’ of the piece that is comprised of a smaller piece of perhaps cane, that has then been wrapped with another piece of cane all the way around it to cover it. Condition: There is some dark spotting on the inside on the matte, especially near the sides. On the back or bottom of the object there are areas of discoloration. All of the bindings and weave appear to be tight and unbroken.

26.5 x 18 x 9.6 cm (225 g)

A circular wickerwork basket, with a tall rim and base. The wickerwork is slightly dirty and forms a shallow bowl by itself. A tall, flat piece of wood has been bent into a circle and placed on the inside lip of the bowl to make it deeper. This piece of wood is fastened to the wickerwork by strips of wicker. There is another, smaller piece of wood that has been bent to fit the outside lip of the wickerwork and is held in place by wicker strips. This strip of wood adds strength to the wickerwork and helps secure the rim to the rest of the bowl. The base of the bowl is another tall, flat piece of wicker that is very similar to the rim. It has been bent into a circle and is fastened to the wickerwork in four places by wicker strips.

23.8 x 16.4 x 8.6 cm (218 g)

A square wickerwork basket with a thick rim and base, all stained dark brown. The wickerwork makes a square, flat bottom, and slopes up on all four sides towards the rim. The rim is made of two pieces of flat wood that have been bent into squares to fit the wickerwork. The smaller of the two pieces is located on the inside of the top edge of the wickerwork, and allows the larger piece to sit inside the wickerwork along a flat edge. Both pieces of wood are fastened to the wickerwork with strips of wicker . The base is made of four round pieces of wood on each side of the wickerwork base, surrounded by a large flat piece of wood, bent into a square like the rim. The four round pieces help add tension to the many strips of wicker that secure the large piece of wood to the base.

23.7 x 23.4 x 3.8 cm (126 g)

Square, wickerwork lid, with a thick, flat rim on bottom. The rim is one piece of wood, bent into a square and secured with wicker strips. There are two smaller pieces of wood that run along the top and bottom of the edge of the wickerwork that help fasten the rim the wickerwork. they have small notches cur in their corners to help them bend around the rim. The wickerwork is slightly worn and chipped in places. The bottom of the wickerwork is not stained as well as the rest of the lid.

83.1 x 68.8 x 67.8 cm ( g)

A raincoat, woven out of coarse rope and wood fibers. The inside of the coat is a net, woven out of rope. It is either meant for a small person, or to only extend just past the waist. The netting provides no sleeves, but the fibers do provide small ones. There is no obvious way to fasten the coat shut. The rope net seems to be more worn out towards the top of the coat since it is lighter in color there. The bunches of wood fibers are looped around the rope net, so that no rough ends of the fibers poke out inside the coat. These fibers are only fastened to the ropes that slant down and to the left, if the coat is viewed from the front. Enough of the fibers have been tied onto the coat so that is water resistant. Two ropes run along the outside of the neckline, and slightly below it, keeping the fibers pointing away from the neck, and may have originally extended all the way down the coat. There is another rope that runs just below the bottom edge of the coat, on the inside of the fibers. It appears to keep the fiber from spreading out to much on the bottom. The coat seems to be in good condition, with only a few strands of rope being loose.

48 x 33 x 27 cm (1560 g)

Large, woven, rectangular basket with woven shoulder straps. The basket tapers toward the bottom. The pattern of the weave resembles a zigzag. The base of the basket is wooden and hallow with a rectangular board running along the center of the woven base. The basket is lined with thick reeds along the rim, corners, the center of the two smaller sides and the center of the side opposite the straps. The reed is attached to the woven and wooden portions by rings of thin reeds along its length. The thick, woven shoulder straps are attached to the basket by two braided cords. Each end of the strap has a loop for the cord. At the bottom, the cord is looped through two holes in the wooden base of the basket. There are two knots on either side of the cord inside the base and loops at the ends of the cord, attached to the straps. Along the top, the cord is tied into a continuous loop. This loop runs underneath the reed borders, over the straps. The portion that is attached to the straps extends over the lid of the basket.

33 x 27 x 8 cm (1560 g)

Rectangular, woven basket lid, bordered by thick reeds. The pattern of the weave resembles a zigzag. The reed borders encircle the bottom edge and the top edge. There is also a reed bisecting the top of the lid horizontally. These thick reeds are attached to the basket by thin, interconnected reeds. They loop around the thick reeds at regular intervals with the knots and connecting sections visible on the outside.

74 x 40.5 x 40 cm (2505 g)

Tall, dark, woven basket with narrow base and wide opening. The basket is nearly black on the exterior and a dark brown on the interior. It stands on four legs, about 10 centimeters in length. The base is rectangular. The top has a wider, practically square opening so the sides of the top portion slope up and out. There are four short projections in the top corners as well as a thick reed rim that is attached to the projections. There are about 5 centimeters between the woven body and the reed rim. On each side, there are two woven extensions, looping around the reed and attaching to the basket body. The weave pattern varies. The bottom of the base has a thick, zigzag like pattern. The majority of the body has a grid-like, tight pattern. About four inches from the top and bottom, the pattern has a wavelike appearance, with the reeds in a nearly horizontal arrangement.