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Chicken crate of branches and leaves. Chitetere
Chicken crate of branches and leaves. Chitetere
Object Number 49-14-50/8305
Display Title Chicken crate of branches and leaves. Chitetere
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Chitetere
Inventory Description Basket, wood armature w/ loosely woven, openwork vegetable fiber netting, soiled
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lambia
  • Yao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 26.5 x 70 x 50 cm (10 7/16 x 27 9/16 x 19 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
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