Bride's Basket
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1 Oct 1989
label: Collection Date
content: 1965
name: label: Collector
content: Mrs. Grace Burkholder
label: Donor Name
content: Mrs. Grace Burkholder
notes: label: Notes
content: Collector's notes: "Purchased in Qatif market ca.1965. This is a large colorful basket with a small attached section to facilitate carrying on the head. I was told that it was used to transport the bride's belongings to her new home. Traditionally, she goes to live with her husband's family."
label: Notes
content: Basket and lid. The two parts are about equal size and the same shape-- large, flat-bottomed baskets-- except that the lower basket has an hourglass-shaped piece attached to the bottom. Both are made with very sturdy warps with more pliable wefts woven in plain weave. Mostly natural color with some green and purple stripes. Reinforced rims.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Qatif, Saudi Arabia, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Arab
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 370093
label: USNM Number
content: E431984-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Basket
physicalDescription: label: Height - Bottom
content: 47 cm
label: Maximum Diameter - Bottom
content: 54.5 cm
label: Height - Top
content: 32 cm
label: Maximum Diameter - Top
content: 55 cm