Sacrificial basket

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

"473. Sacrifice basket
The end of a bamboo pole about two meters long is split into thin slats which are pressed apart with bamboo slats running crosswise and woven into a funnel-shaped basket. Inside this basket is a small bowl of coconut into which is put the rice that is to be brought as a sacrifice. Such a sacrifice basket is put into the earth and is usually found before the harvest time on all the fields to honour the good spirits and ward off the evil spirits and to protect the fruit from spoiling."

Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 118). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller