Object number
63/168
Title
Kishie,
Exhibition
Creator
Description
This is a ‘kishie’, a basket used in Shetland, Orkney and the West Highlands for carrying peat to the roads and for transporting it from the peat stacks to the fire. It was given to the Museum by the Rural Industries Bureau. It was made by D. W. McCallum of Scottish Crafts at Saint Ninians in Stirling. It is a round basket, made of palembang cane, with a rope handle by which it would be slung over the shoulder of the wearer, usually a woman.
Physical description
1 basket: cane (Palembang)
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: BASKET // Acc. No.: 63/168 // Group: HARVESTING Peat // Neg. no.: 60/4717 60/4715 // Place of origin: STIRLING // Period in use: // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Fine Palembang cane // Shape and construction: See 60/469. // Dimensions: Diam. 16 1/2” Depth 14” // Use: For carrying peat on the shoulder. // Dialect names: KISHIE? // Distribution: // Additional notes:'
Production place
Stirling
Object name
Material
Technique
Associated subject
Associated person/institution
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4714.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4715.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\63_168_cob.tif - High resolution image
