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Object Number
988-18-50/12449
Display Title
Basket with hide drawstring closure
Descriptions
Object Description
Basketry body with red and green diamong pattern; hide upper with braided drawstring closure; four hide tassels; square hide base.
Inventory Description
Woven fiber basket, flared body, red and green, leather top w/ ties and tassles.
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Malinke
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Burkina Faso
Materials
Fiber, Pigment, Leather, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 16.3 x 16 cm (8 7/16 x 6 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
988-18-50/12449
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
(10/87-8/88)
Collector
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
Donor
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
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