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Object Number
973-42-50/11699
Display Title
"Kolomsha-shi", colored raffia top indicates that is made by bride, as her contr
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Kolomshah-shi
Object Description
"Kolomsha-shi", colored raffia top indicates that is made by bride, as her contribution to the household equipment. Expensive to dye in the past. Easy to obtain now. Reeds, called "migira" bought locally in markets but in former times made individually. Value of this type of object, as example of costly effort, is waning; used for storage; also for serving food at coffee hour. 9" h 12" dia. Unbleached straw with multi-colored trim.
Inventory Description
Dish, coiled basketry, multi bands, pedestal base, cotton fabric loop
Classification
- Dish
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972
Culture
- Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
/
Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms
Lemu; Gidda Kiramu; Hero Guduru; Awaraja
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Fabric
Dimensions
Overall: 21.8 x 30 x 30.2 cm (8 9/16 x 11 13/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-42.50/11699/ 11699
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