Marshallese Handicrafts
A Basket of the late 1940s
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

This item was acquired in the late 1940s (before 1951) on Kwajalein Atoll. It is a good example of the basket production for the handicraft market that developed after the end of World War II, catering for the needs of the US servicemen and civilian administrators and their families.

Figure 1 Basket with lid and string, acquired on Kwajalein Atoll in the late 1940s.
(Photograph © 2002 Susan King)

Figure 2 Basket with lid and string, acquired on Kwajalein Atoll in the late 1940s.
(Photograph © 2002 Susan King)

Figure 3 Basket with lid and string, acquired on Kwajalein Atoll in the late 1940s.
(Photograph © 2002 Susan King)

Figure 4 Basket with lid and string, acquired on Kwajalein Atoll in the late 1940s.
(Photograph © 2002 Susan King)

Figure 5 Basket with lid and string, acquired on Kwajalein Atoll in the late 1940s.
(Photograph © 2002 Susan King)

Figure 6 Basket with lid and string, acquired on Kwajalein Atoll in the late 1940s.
(Photograph © 2002 Susan King)



Acknowledgments
The photographs were provided by Susan King



Bibliographic citation for this document

Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2002). Marshallese Handicafts—Closed Baskets—A late 1940s item
URL: http:/marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/Handicraft/Basket1940s.html

CONTACT:
Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Institute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, P.O.Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
e-mail: dspennemann@csu.edu.au

Text: . Photos: © Susan King 2002
  

 

 
  
 
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