Small cylindrical rattan Bidayuh basket - Specimen details

Small cylindrical rattan Bidayuh basket - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 99976

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Plant Name 187.00 PALMAE Calamus sp Entry Book Number 11.2017
Artefact Name Small cylindrical rattan Bidayuh basket Vernacular Name
Iso Country Malaysia TDWG Region Malaysia
Parts Held Small cylindrical rattan Bidayuh basket Geography Description
Uses Small cylindrical rattan Bidayuh basketUse: MATERIALS User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS
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Donor Susi Dunsmore Donor No
Donor Date 10/04/2017 Donor Notes
Collector Susi Dunsmore Collector No
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Notes: The wicker-weave basketry technique is typical of the Bidayuh who use different species of rattan for the vertical warp and horizontal weft strands. Fine black fiber at rim may be derived from the fern Gleichenia sp. (see pg. 82 of 'Plaited Arts from the, Borneo Rainforest').

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