ITEM DETAILS
Exhibit Type:	Ethnographic Collection
Code:	ANT00239
Name:	Yongchun basket 永春竹籃
Acquisition
Date acquired:	1990s
Collector:	Ding Yuling 丁毓玲
Acquisition method:	Donation
Donated/ presented by (if a gift):	Ding Yuling 丁毓玲
Geographic Origin:	Quanzhou, Fujian, China 中國，福建，泉州
Conditions when acquired:	Complete
Preservation and repairing method(s):	Not required
Description and identification
Authenticity of the item (only for archaeological items):
Material (not applicable for archaeological replicas):	Bamboo, lacquerware 竹，漆器
Colour:	Red and black (paint); golden (flowery pattern)
No. of pieces:	1
Measurement (cm):
Ethnic origin:
Function/usage:	Container 容器
Date item was made:
Application after acquisition (e.g. used for teaching, exhibition etc):
Additional information:	Bamboo baskets painted with lacquer is a traditional handicraft of Yungchun, Quanzhou. Early migrants from Southern Fujian brought this craft to Southeast Asia and it becomes the cultural symbol of them, especially Baba Chinese. 竹篾編，外表上漆，是泉州市永春縣的傳統手工製品，由早期永春華僑帶來，成為永春人、尤其是峇峇(Baba)華人的文化象徵。
Storage:
Present Location (if not same with usual storage):	Dept Corridor #2
Remarks:
First recorded by:	Catherine Wong (2007)