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Basket - part of woman's fishing gear (cf. 50/2412)
Basket - part of woman's fishing gear (cf. 50/2412)
Object Number 37-32-50/2411
Display Title Basket - part of woman's fishing gear (cf. 50/2412)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basket, woven fiber, square base, cylindrical, tight open weave, reed rim
Classification
  • Basket
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Mbalmayon, vicinity of
Materials Fiber, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 27.5 x 13.5 x 12.5 cm (10 13/16 x 5 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2411

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