Basket
Production date
1950s-1980s
Country
Solomon Islands
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Object detail
Description
Square basket/bag with flat lid and plaited handle. Plaited pandanus leaf with geometric design woven in purple and yellow fibres
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Melanesian & South Sea Islander basket
PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS Basket
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Containers basket
PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS Basket
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Containers basket
Maker
Production date
1950s-1980s
Production place
Measurements
L. 312mm, W. 188mm, H. 185mm
Media/Materials description
Plant fibre
Signature/Marks
02.04.2013: \ Basket. GIFT \ Tourist trade. Polynesian islands made. \ Not used
History and use
This object is from the Helen Barrett collection, which was donated to Queensland Museum in 2014. Miss Helen Barrett worked as a nurse with the Australian Board of Mission in Solomon Islands from 1947 until 1984. Barrett was based at Tasia in Isabel Province, and Maravovo on Guadalcanal before being stationed at the Hospital of the Epiphany at Fauabu, Malaita from 1968 until 1984. In the 1990s, Barrett worked with the Mothers Union in the Torres Strait Islands. Her collection largely comprises of objects that were presented as gifts over the course of her missionary work in Melanesia.
This style of bag is made primarily for the tourist trade in Solomon Islands. The item was presented to the donor as a gift.
This style of bag is made primarily for the tourist trade in Solomon Islands. The item was presented to the donor as a gift.
Registration number
E40664
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