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: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"213-215. Little baskets - "Baku".Three little baskets without lids, round at the top, square at the bottom, of finely split rattan, very delicately and artfully woven; yellow, red and black on the outside. This type of basket is often found on South Celebes, however they are not native work but rather have been imported from China or the islands surrounding South Celebes."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