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Conical lidded basket
Conical lidded basket
Conical lidded basket
DepartmentAsia

Conical lidded basket

NameBasket
Dateca. 1995
Place madeSaudi Arabia, West Asia, Asia
MediumPlant fiber, dye, leather
Dimensions8 1/16 × 5 7/16 × 5 7/16 in. (20.5 × 13.75 × 13.75 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of James McGrath, A.2015.73.37ab
Object numberA.2015.73.37ab
DescriptionOval basket coiled of pink and purple dyed fiber with leather bottom. Decorative rows of natural-color and green stitching on base. Conical shaped lid is purple and pink. Two leather loops on each side whose ends are attached near the base.
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