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Fibre basket - used to keep the "rest's" (leftovers?) of the meal on the shelf o
Fibre basket - used to keep the "rest's" (leftovers?) of the meal on the shelf o
Object Number 38-60-30/1753
Display Title Fibre basket - used to keep the "rest's" (leftovers?) of the meal on the shelf o
Descriptions
Object Description Fibre basket - used to keep the "rest's" (leftovers?) of the meal on the shelf over the fireplace-meat, cooked yuke
Inventory Description Basket, tray-like, with loop handle
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 Reed
Dimensions Overall: 59 x 19 cm (23 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-60-30/1753

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