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Hanging shelf of basketry - to hold round bottomed pot or wooden dish with food
Hanging shelf of basketry - to hold round bottomed pot or wooden dish with food
Object Number 37-105-50/3152
Display Title Hanging shelf of basketry - to hold round bottomed pot or wooden dish with food
Descriptions
Indigenous Term tsiri
Inventory Description Basketry hanger, fiber coil with woven accents attached to twisted fiber cords
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Batswa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of; Massinga
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 25.5 x 3.7 cm (9 13/16 x 10 1/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-105-50/3152

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