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Small raphia basket
Object Number 49-14-50/7948
Display Title Small raphia basket
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basketry bowl, coiled vegetable fiber, ridged midsection, brown
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 6.4 x 15.8 x 15.8 cm (2 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/7948

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