DepartmentAsia
Basket with protective properties and magical elements for storing baby’s umbilical cord
NameBasket
CultureDayak
DateMid-20th century
Place madeWest Kalimantan, Indonesia, South Asia, Asia
MediumRattan, shells, seeds, glass, and organic mixed media
Dimensions11 × 10 5/8 × 10 5/8 in. (28 × 27 × 27 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Friends of Folk Art, Folk Art Flea Market, A.2014.3.2
Object numberA.2014.3.2
Collections
Mid-to-late 20th Century
ca 1986
Artist Not Recorded
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1958
