Canasta Colgante

Description:

This basket was bought in Luquillo in 1979. The hanging supports are made of bejuco, processed fiber from the century plant, or maguey. A large metal disk was placed around the top to keep rodents from crawling into it from above. Widely used in rural kitchens, it is called a canestillo in the center of the island and a barandillo in the north.

Date Made: 20th centuryca 1979

Description (Spanish): Esta canasta colgante fue adquirida en Luquillo en 1979. Los soportes están hechos de bejuco, fibra procesada del maguey. Se colocó un disco de metal grande alrededor de la parte superior para evitar que se introdujeran los roedores. Se utiliza mucho en las cocinas rurales y se la conoce como canestillo en el centro de la isla y como barandillo en el norte.Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Puerto Rico: Luquillo, Luquillo

Subject: Daily LifePuerto RicoHousehold Tools and Equipment

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Ethnic, Cultures & Communities, Domestic Furnishings, Vidal

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Credit Line: Gift of Teodoro Vidal

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1997.0097.1012Catalog Number: 1997.0097.1012Accession Number: 1997.0097

Object Name: basket

Physical Description: plant fiber (overall material)Measurements: overall: 47.5 cm x 47 cm; 18 11/16 in x 18 1/2 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-2072-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_602384

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