Rattan Basket used to conceal and transport Marion

A massive woven rattan basket large enough to fully conceal Marion. She first climbs inside and pulls the lid shut to hide in a shadowed alcove during a chase; later the same basket is carried by two abductors across a deserted square, thrown into a truck bed while a German agent provides machine-gun cover. The basket serves both as temporary concealment and as a confinement/transport container during her abduction.

4 appearances

Purpose

Temporary concealment from pursuers

Significance

Marion's improvised refuge heightens tension during her escape, buying precious seconds while the monkey's gaze signals looming discovery and her precarious position in the espionage hunt.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Vault, Knockout, and Concealment

The huge rattan basket functions as immediate concealment: Marion ducks into it and closes the top, transforming an innocuous market container into a short‑term sanctuary. It secures her visually from pursuers, buying space while enemy forces converge nearby.

Before: Sitting in the alcove, unoccupied and available as a potential hiding place.

After: Closed with Marion concealed inside, the basket becomes a temporary refuge and hides her from the street's line of sight.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Basket Hide — Marion Conceals Herself

A huge woven rattan basket becomes Marion’s temporary sanctuary: she climbs inside and closes the lid to conceal herself once the street is blocked. The basket converts an everyday market object into a hideout, allowing a tense pause in pursuit.

Before: Sitting in the shadowed alcove, unused and innocuous.

After: Closed with Marion concealed inside, functioning as a hidden refuge until discovered or she slips out.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Marion's Scream — Location Exposed

The huge woven rattan basket functions as Marion's concealment and the abductors' primary transport prop. Its lid is lashed shut to preserve secrecy, but Marion wedges it open an inch to project her voice outward, turning the basket from concealment to the instrument of her exposure.

Before: Fastened closed, in possession of the abductors, being carried above the heads of two men as they move through the side street toward the bazaar's far side.

After: Lid partially forced open (an inch) by Marion; still in the abductors' possession and being carried, but no longer a fully reliable concealment due to the exposed cry.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Desert Square Ambush — Marion Seized

The huge rattan basket functions as concealment and transport for Marion: carried across the square, it muffles and contains her screams while masking the nature of the cargo until physically thrown into the truck bed, enabling a covert abduction in plain sight.

Before: Between two Bad Arabs being carried toward the canvas‑covered trunk at the far corner of the square, containing Marion and closed to conceal her.

After: Heaved into the back of the getaway truck and thus in possession of the kidnappers as they drive off.

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