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Basket for holding eggs - made of roots
Basket for holding eggs - made of roots
Object Number 38-60-30/1752
Display Title Basket for holding eggs - made of roots
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basket, open-work, crushed and folded over on one side, vegetable fiber cord
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Quichua
  • Payamino
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Ecuador
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Payamino, vicinity of mouth of; Rio Napo, tributary of
Materials Bark, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 17 x 4.4 cm (11 7/16 x 6 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-60-30/1752

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