DepartmentAsia

Seed basket

NameSeed basket

Artist Artist not recorded

CultureIban

Dateca. mid 20th century

Place madeWest Kalimantan, Indonesia, ASIA

Mediumrattan and vegtable dyes

DimensionsH: 8.5”, Diameter: 7.5”

Credit LineGift of the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts

Object numberA.2025.29.13

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Provenanceex. coll. Ralph T. Coe [came to Coe Center upon his passing in 2010]. Collected by James Barker and sold to RTC in 1995

DescriptionAn Iban peoples seed basket that is slightly square shaped coming to a circular opening at the top. The main basket is rattan with a bend wood opening attached. The geometric designs utilize negative space by painting red and black around the unpainted natural fiber of the rattan.