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Small basket with cover - body cylindrical; ends square; decorative +
Small basket with cover - body cylindrical; ends square; decorative +
Object Number 40-43-30/2121
Display Title Small basket with cover - body cylindrical; ends square; decorative +
Descriptions
Object Description Basket
Inventory Description Basketry box with lid, woven of split fiber in green, pink, purple, and natural,
Classification
  • Package and Container
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / United States / Commonwealth of Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 6.8 x 8.3 x 8.3 cm (2 11/16 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 40-43-30/2121
Provenance
Collector Caroline Tiffany Dyer Swaim (1900-1940)
Collector Joseph S. Swaim (1900-1940)
Donor Dr. Loring T. Swaim (May 8, 1940)
Donor Roger Swaim (May 8, 1940)
Donor Stanley Swaim (May 8, 1940)

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