DepartmentAsia

Yan Lipao "Handbag" Basket

NameBasket; handbag

CultureThai

Datec. 2010

Place madeTHAILAND, ASIA

Mediumyan lipao (type of woven fiber), indigo

Dimensions11 × 9 1/2 × 6 3/4 in. (27.9401 × 24.13 × 17.145 cm)

Credit LineGift of Eivind & Gwenn Djupedal

Object numberA.2022.69.1

Collections

New Acquisitions: The Gift of Folk Art

Provenancepurchased perhaps 15 years ago by the donors at the SUPPORT FOUNDATION shop at the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

DescriptionFinely woven basket in a modern "handbag" shape with four legs, large handle, and an attached lid that has a small clasp. The indigo dyed fiber design wraps around 3/4ths high on the basket, with a chevron and foral repreating motif. Design is also present on top of lid, and on top of handle.