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Fancy grain basket made of single coils of vine and closely joined by palmetto.
Fancy grain basket made of single coils of vine and closely joined by palmetto.
Object Number 47-44-50/6136
Display Title Fancy grain basket made of single coils of vine and closely joined by palmetto.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basketry bowl, coiled and woven vegetable fiber, brown linear crosshatch design
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inhambane
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of
Materials Vegetable fiber, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 13.7 x 29.6 x 29.6 cm (5 3/8 x 11 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-44-50/6136

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