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Water jar cover, matting
Water jar cover, matting
Object Number 32-61-50/B5204
Display Title Water jar cover, matting
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basketry cover, coiled fiber, cylindrical with domed top, circular handle.
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Merina
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Madagascar
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 22.9 x 34 x 32.5 cm (9 x 13 3/8 x 12 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 32-61-50/B; 184293

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