DepartmentAsia
Rice storage basket (Ulbong)
NameBasket
Place madePhilippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumRattan, wood
DimensionsOverall: 13 3/8 x 9 7/16 in. (34 x 24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clare Brett Smith
Object numberA.2012.3.32
DescriptionBlack, vase-shaped, footed basket with attached wood lid and twisted handle attached to loops at shoulders. Of coiled rod construction, the flaring foot holds the base up. Basket has straight neck. One area of repair on lower body just above foot. Two areas where coils have been "skinned" off the top of the rods, on opposite sides of basket.
