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Object Number 39-39-50/4268
Display Title Small lidless basket - coiled weave, finely woven ("ubusetche butenga")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ubusetche butenga
Inventory Description Basket, woven dark/nat. veg fiber, flat base, slightly tapered body, wrapped
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Dimensions Overall: 8.3 x 8.6 x 8.2 cm (3 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/4268

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