Basket with protective properties and magical elements for storing baby’s umbilical cord
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)
Classifications(Classification Not Used)
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
DescriptionBasket with numerous bottles, shells, stones, beads, sekeltal, and other material hanging from the basket.On View
Not on view
Mid-to-late 20th Century
ca 1986
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
late 19th century - early 20th century
c. 1958
