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Basket with cover called longo, in old days made by menbers of either +
Basket with cover called longo, in old days made by menbers of either +
Object Number 48-40-30/6998
Display Title Basket with cover called longo, in old days made by menbers of either +
Descriptions
Object Description Basket with cover called longo, in old days made by menbers of either sex but generally used by females as storage bags or purses; especially used for carrying secret remedies by medicine women
Inventory Description Basket with lid, coiled, flat bottom
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Araucan
  • Mapuche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Chile
Additional Geographic Terms Cholchol, vicinity of
Materials Reed, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 19 cm (6 11/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-40-30/6998

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