DepartmentAsia
Basket with protective properties and magical elements for storing baby’s umbilical cord
NameBasket
CultureDayak
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)
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.
Mid-to-late 20th Century
ca 1986
Artist Not Recorded
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1958
