Marshallese Handicrafts
Baskets with a lid (1999)
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

Marshallese baskets are one of the major forms of handicraft. These exist as open baskets and as baskets with a lid (this essay). Specialised forms are hand bags and purses. In addition to the baskets shown here, there are closed baskets from the 1940s 1991-92, and 2003

Figure 1 Basket with lid acquired on Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999.
(Photograph © 2001 Nancy Huskins)

Figure 2 Basket with lid acquired on Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999. (detail of basket shown at left)
(Photograph © 2001 Nancy Huskins)

Figure 3 Basket with lid acquired on Woja, Majuro Atoll, in 1999.
(Photograph © 2001 Nancy Huskins)


Acknowledgments
I am to Nancy and David Huskins (Akron, Ohio, USA) who made available a number of photographs from their collection.



Bibliographic citation for this document

Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2002). Marshallese Handicafts—Baskets with a lid (1999)—A Photo Essay
URL: http:/marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/Handicraft/BasketsClosed1999.html

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