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Heavy round basket with cover, made from "milala" palm leaf - called xitumbe
Heavy round basket with cover, made from "milala" palm leaf - called xitumbe
Object Number 37-105-50/3291
Display Title Heavy round basket with cover, made from "milala" palm leaf - called xitumbe
Descriptions
Indigenous Term xitumbe
Inventory Description Basket w/ fitted lid, coiled veg fiber, brown/natural geometric design, 2 perfs
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Batswa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, region around
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 27 x 27 cm (7 1/16 x 10 5/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 37-105-50/3291

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