Artifact Number:
06589
Object:
Basket, twined
Hinai
Material:
Plant (ieie, niu)
Dimensions:
42 x 42 x 26 cm
Origin:
Hawaii, Polynesia
Comments:
Hinai with cover made of twined ieie (Freycinetia arborea). The twining is tightly done over the entire surface using split ieie in consistent twill with rows evenly spaced of the surface in an alternate twill. The cover is deep and is done in the same manner as the base. Loops of niu, coconut (Cocos nucifera) cordage used to suspend the hinai are attached along the area below the base's rim. A section of the cover along the rim is damaged.
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