Basket
Description
A rectangular woven cane basket. The basket is relatively loosely woven but it has a rigid lip.
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This
basket
was
used
by
Ian
and
Dorene
Vickers
to
carry
their
children
Alison,
Susan,
Guy
and
Jeff
during
the
1960s.
Ian
remembers
that
each
child
outgrew
the
basket
when
they
were
about
six
months
old.
"It
was
a
very
handy
means
of
transporting
a
young
child,"
he
said.
One
of
the
best
things
was
if
they
feel
asleep
in
transit,
as
was
often
the
case,
they
could
be
carried
inside
without
waking
them.
Ian
and
Dorene
inherited
the
basket
from
Dorene's
family.
They
had
also
used
it
to
carry
their
infant
children
in
the
Whanganui
area
during
the
1930s.
Accession number
PA2010.205
Collection type
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