Artifact Number:
 06942

Object:
Basket, twined
Hinai

Material:
 Plant (ieie)

Dimensions:
 43 x 43 x 24 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 Hinai made of twined ieie (Freycinetia arborea). The twining is tightly done using split ieie in a consistent twill with a few rows of alternating twills evenly spaced throughout the weaving. The rim tapers considerably from the base's diameter. The outer surface has a dark substance applied to it.



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