DepartmentAsia

Duck Basket

NameBasket

Artist Artist Not Recorded

CultureChinese

Dateca. 1960, staff

Place madeChina, East Asia, Asia

MediumFiber, wood

DimensionsOverall: 11 x 7 1/8 x 14 1/4 in. (27.9 x 18.1 x 36.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection, Museum of International Folk Art

Object numberA.1982.30.318

Collections

Asia

DescriptionWoven; glued; painted. Finely woven straw body and head. Top and tail part hinged with metal hinges nailed to wood frame. Inside is heavily painted to form smooth interior - light yellow. Bill is carved and painted orange. Top of head orange straw and painted wood eyes.