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Object Number
39-39-50/4294
Display Title
Basket with conical lid (ubusetche butenga)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
ubusetche butenga
Object Description
Basket with conical lid - jar shape, coiled weave, black geometric pattern, diameter of rim 7 1/4". "ubusetche butenga"
* See conservation record for additional description *
Inventory Description
Basket, conical lid, woven grass/fiber, black geometric design, 5 twisted loop h
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1939 or earlier
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyaruanda
/
Kigesi
/
Uganda
/
Nyakabande
Additional Geographic Terms
Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Fiber, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 42.5 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm (16 3/4 x 8 x 8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4294
Credit Line
Peabody Museum Purchase
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Arthur K. Loveridge
(1938-1939 - 1939)
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