Grounded in object-oriented ontology, a small enclosure is part of an ongoing study of container-like objects (and technologies) and their imbued, cross-cultural meanings.

“a leaf a gourd a shell a net a bag a sling a sack a bottle a pot a box a container. A holder. A recipient"

Le Guin, Ursula K. Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction. S.L.: Ignota Books, 1986.

Sofia, Zoe. “Container Technologies.” Hypatia 15, no. 2 (2000): 181–201. https://doi.org/10.1353/hyp.2000.0029.