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Object Number
39-39-50/4261
Display Title
Small basket for grain - jar shape, wicker weave ("akasero")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
akasero
Inventory Description
Woven fiber basket, concave base, cylindrical, twisted fiber loop at rim.
Classification
- Basket
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 19.7 x 19.5 x 16.1 cm (7 3/4 x 7 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4261
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