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Object Number
61-7-30/8308
Display Title
Man's large handbag of buriti frond straw
Descriptions
Object Description
Man's large handbag of buriti frond straw
Inventory Description
Bag, woven basketry with plaited handle
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Canela
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
/
Maranhao
/
<County>
/
Barra do Corda
/
Ponto
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Baixao Preto
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Baixao Preto
Materials
Palm leaf
Dimensions
Overall: 22.5 x 25.5 cm (8 7/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
61-7-30/8308
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1957 - 1961)
Expedition
University of Wisconsin
(1957 - 1961)
Expedition
Institute of Andean Research
(1957 - 1961)
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