Basket of hand-woven rattan embellished with opaque white seed beads, mirror-work, metal, small pieces of fabric and twine
- Title
- Basket of hand-woven rattan embellished with opaque white seed beads, mirror-work, metal, small pieces of fabric and twine
- LC Subject
- other (information indicator)
- Description
- Basket of hand-woven rattan embellished with opaque white seed beads, mirror-work, metal, small pieces of fabric and twine in an intricate, decorative geometric pattern; temple offering basket for special occasion/circumstances.
- Motif
- Geometric Decorative
- Work Type
- baskets (containers)
- Location
- Bali >> Lesser Sunda Islands >> Sunda Islands >> Indonesia
- Date
- 1901/2000
- Identifier
- 1948.005.008
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Rattan Beads Metal Twine Mirror
- Technique
- Hand-made Chain-stitch Hand-stitched
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Offering baskets are very common in the Bali and Lombok regions. There are simple baskets for daily sort of offerings of flowers and rice. The more decorative baskets, particularly the one here, is made for temple offerings, which may include money. The Balinese culture has a strong sense of gratitude and each of the flowers that are offered to "the spirits" have particular significance. The offerings are believed to bring health and prosperity to the family. (DLF 2017)
