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Basket

Rectangular woven basket with an inwardly protruding rim; the intended use of such baskets is not known in detail, but they were possibly made for sale to travellers. Text: Ulrich Menter

Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Object type
Korb
Dimensions
Width: 13 cm
Height: 9 cm
Depth: 12 cm
Material/Technique
Pandanus leaf, Banana bast
braided
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
085885

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Grethe; 1295
  • Production
    when
    Early 20th cent.
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Samoa
Provenance
The basket was owned by the painter Prof. Carlos Grethe (1864-1913), who taught at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart from 1899 until his death. The further provenance of the object is unknown. Text: Ulrich Menter

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