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Small raphia basket
Object Number 49-14-50/7950
Display Title Small raphia basket
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basketry bowl, coiled vegetable fiber, ridged near base, brown, 1 bag contents
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials Vegetable fiber, Organic
Dimensions Overall: 8.6 x 19.5 x 19.3 cm (3 3/8 x 7 11/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 49-14-50/7950

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