Basket

Baku

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: https://khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265

"211. Basket - "Baku".
A large round basket with lid; the latter with two handles of brass wire. The entire object is formed of rings of rattan which are held together with finely split rattan which is not woven. The basket is not dyed, has the brown color of the natural rattan and has been made shiny. Very solid, hard and very artfully worked."

Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 50). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller