Gapeyas, Hapeias, Work Basket

2000.01.0456B

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Artifact Identification Gapeyas, Hapeias, Work Basket   (2000.01.0456B)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Materials T&E
  2. :
  3. Textileworking T&E
  4. :
  5. Needleworking T&E
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1963
Culture Micronesian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 38 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 32 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 15.5 cm
Weight 224 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Plant
Manufacturing Processes Weaving--Basket
Munsell Color Information waived

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda

2 --LOA Quantity Field

Bibliography

Alkire, William H. Lamotrek Atoll and Inter-island Socioeconomic Ties. Illinois Studies in Anthropology, No. 5. University of Illinois Press: Urbana, 1965. Baskets in Polynesia by Wendy Albeit published by University of Hawaii Press, 1990 to see similar baskets Kramer, Augustin. Ergebnisse der Sudsee Expedition 1908-1910. (ed.) G. Thilenius. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co., 1937.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication William H. Alkire Collection, Transfer from Department of Anthropology, UIUC
Reproduction N/A
Reproduction Information N/A

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