Kupit (e)
LOCAL NAME:
Kupit (e)
ENGLISH NAME:
Container basket for beads and jewelries
DESCRIPTION:
A finely woven wickerwork, small, cylindrical rattan basket with a carved anthropomorphic figure on its wooden round lid. The wooden lid is covered with woven and braided rattan, and there are two protruding wooden handles on the sides of the lid. Two rattan loops are attached to its body near its rim as slots for its strap.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Kankana-ey, Mountain Province
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Rattan, Wood
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Basket weaving, Wood carving
DIMENSIONS:
Lid:
Diameter: 9 cm x 4 cm
Body:
Height: 12 cm
Base:
Diameter: 7 cm x 4.9 cm
Rim:
Diameter: 3.2 cm x 6.4 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
The kupit is known as a container for different valuable items, like betel nuts and limes. This kupit from the collection is particularly used as a container for beads and jewellery.
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