Artifact Number:
 B.06930

Object:
Basket, twined
Hinai

Material:
 Plant (ieie, cotton)

Dimensions:
 25 x 25 x 48 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 Hinai with cover made of twined ieie (Freycinetia arborea). The twining is done using split ieie in a consistent twill over the entire surface. Cotton netting, used to suspend the hinai, is attached around the rim of the base. The base tapers at the rim. The cover is done in the same manner as the base. A finished bar incorporated into the weaving across the central depression of both the base and cover is present.



Collection Name: Kapiolani-Kalanianaole Collection

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