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Object Number
995-29-50/12538
Display Title
Coiled basketry bowl with leather backing and cowie shell trim
Descriptions
Object Description
Coarsely coiled basketry bowl of natural colored fiber with brown leather backing which extends over rim. At four evenly spaced intervals a leather loop protrudes from side of basket. At base of each loop are three cowie shells.
Inventory Description
Woven fiber basket, coiled, covered in leather, with 4 loop and shells.
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1995
Culture
- East African
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials
Fiber, Leather, Shell, Grass, Cowrie
Dimensions
Overall: 5.8 x 17.2 x 17.3 cm (2 5/16 x 6 3/4 x 6 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-50/12538
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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