Small round coconut leaf basket

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The commencement at the rim is from two segments of a coconut frond split longitudinally along the stem. These are laid over eachother during the making and initially they're plaited flat, then rims made into a circle and brought together to create a rounded basket. The work is narrowed at the bottom by doubling the strips before taking them into a 'patch' finish surrounded by four rounds of rolled braid. Made by Joyce Bamo.

Accession number: 2019.68.871 Last Update: 17 Aug 2026
Accession Number

2019.68.871

Other Id

02.135

Department

Pacific

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