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A plaited heirloom basket with a lid and tie. The basket is made of plaited lontar leaves and worked on the diagonal. The basket is deep and squarish in shape. It is called a "kepepe bela" which means large, or "kepepe pana" which means hot. The lid, like the basket, is made of plaited lontar leaves. The lid is also deep and squarish in shape. The handles or tie is made of a long length of lontar leaves.
The basket may be opened only once a year for checking the condition of its contents at the ceremony 'bui ihi'.