DepartmentEurope
Basket
NameBasket made of palm leaves
CultureCanary Islands
Date2014
Place madeLanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe
MediumCochineal dye, palm leaves
Dimensions17 × 13 × 12 in. (43.1801 × 33.0201 × 30.4801 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2015.29.1
Terms
- value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2015.29.1
ProvenancePurchased by curator on exhibition buying trip.
DescriptionWoven basket made with palm leaves and dyed in variations of cochineal dye, four horizontal bands of reds and deep brown, arched handle over the top and square base.
c. 1865
