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Basketry sieve, 6" diameter, 16.5" long, used for sifting corn meal (the best si
Basketry sieve, 6" diameter, 16.5" long, used for sifting corn meal (the best si
Object Number 65-46-50/10772
Display Title Basketry sieve, 6" diameter, 16.5" long, used for sifting corn meal (the best si
Descriptions
Object Description Basketry sieve, 6" diameter, 16.5" long, used for sifting corn meal (the best sieves of this kind are made with bamboo sticks all turned one way like a window blind)
Inventory Description Woven fiber jar, square base, cylindrical, flared rim, multi-patterned.
Classification
  • Jar
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Angloa; Chileso
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 41.91 x 15.24 x 16 cm (16 1/2 x 6 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-46-50/10772

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