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Object Number
39-39-50/4253
Display Title
Crate basket for grainheads - lashed fibre ("ruteti")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
ruteti
Inventory Description
Basket, bent wood frame, wrapped w/ fiber, round, flaring from base, open weave.
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 45 x 62.5 x 54 cm (17 11/16 x 24 5/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4253
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