Neolithic basket

MACB 893-040

Object type basket

Culture/period Prehistory

Materials vegetal fibres

Technique basketmaking

Mint

Production date -5400 / -4900

Museum Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles

Current location

Archaeological site Poblat neolític de la Draga

Township Banyoles

Dimensions 120 x 80 x 6 mm

Description

Basket base made of rush fibres (Juncus sp.) arranged in a spiral and joined with a sedge thread (Carex sp.) by means of a simple stitch. These plants are typical of riparian and wetland areas, which must have been abundant around Lake Banyoles. Several pieces of basketry have been recovered at La Draga, although always in a fragmentary manner, so the original shape of the containers is not known.

Omeka ID 3553