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Object Number 47-44-50/6173
Display Title Rope for basket handles made of inner chalu bark
Descriptions
Object Description Rope for basket handles made of inner chalu bark, but twisted and braided wen wet.
Inventory Description Rope, braided natural vegetable fiber, bundled
Classification
  • Ropes
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inhambane
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of
Dimensions Overall: 28.5 x 13.5 x 5.5 cm (11 1/4 x 5 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-44-50/6173

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