Flower Basket and Stand

Flower Basket and Stand

Basketry Vase on a miniature two wheeled bamboo cart A: Miniature flower sellers cart made of bamboo and dark brown or mottled color. The deck of the cart is made ofrom split pieces of bamboo held in place with cross pieces at each end which are inserted into holes in the outside bamboo frame. The length wise pices curve downward a the front and are joined with bamboo cross bar. (this is the bar that the flower seller holds to pull the cart). Acentral bambo axel exends unbder the deck and out on each side passing through two wheel hubs. The two large wheels on either side of the cart are made of bamboo curved into a circle. The spokes are made from smaller pieces of bamboo extending out from the hub. The wheels are held on by pegs which go through holes in the axle. B: Open weave flower basket (Hanakago) basket woven on the bottom with three weavers creating a hexagonal design. The weavers extend up the sides and are plain woven in a diagonal pattern. The sides are bulbous near the bottom and narrow into a neck. At the neck the weavers flar out into a fdlat rim. The neck is held in place with a piece of bamboo on the inside and a double piece of bamboo on the outside tied in a decorative knot. Making the basket resemble a sack tied near the top. The raised rim is made from the weavers braided over a piece of bamboo.

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