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Object Number
973-42-50/11687
Display Title
"Goondo", unbleached straw, 21" dia. most basic woven item, simplest to construc
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Goonodo
Object Description
"Goondo", unbleached straw, 21" dia. most basic woven item, simplest to construct. Wrap and coil method. Shape best when strong and tight in center, with slight flexibility in the upward bowl shaped edge. Used as 1) tray for boudaina (flat rubber pancake) storage; 2) platter for eating; 3) winnowing instrument; 4) prtable base for selling market spices and grains; 5) cover for baking irjerra. Costs $.40 - $.70. 12 - 16 hrs. to make.
Inventory Description
Baskets, shallow bowl shaped tray, coiled and woven vegetable fiber, natural col
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972
Culture
- Gidda-Kiramu Weredes
- Machagalla
- Lemu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
/
Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms
Horo-Guduru Awaraja
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 6.3 x 56.4 x 56.2 cm (2 1/2 x 22 3/16 x 22 1/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
973-42-50/11687
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