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Basket
Object Number 98-3-50/51465
Display Title Basket
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basket, square base, cylindrical, 1 row of dark weave below rim, worn, soiled
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River or Aruwhimi River, either
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 12.5 x 18.7 x 17.4 cm (4 15/16 x 7 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51465

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