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Object Number
995-22-30/11758A
Display Title
Reed basket with lid
Descriptions
Object Description
Oval reed basket with lid with top loop; lid and bottom edge of basket decorated with green, orange, and pink dye; "Copacabana" woven into side of basket in same green and pink
Inventory Description
Basket, base, oval, flat base, straight sides, multicolor trim and lettering, co
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1890 ca.
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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Arequipa Region
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Arequipa Province
/
Arequipa
Materials
Reed, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 26 x 15.4 cm (3 3/16 x 10 1/4 x 6 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-22-30/11758A
Provenance
Collector
Eliza Thurston Butts
(1890 ca.)
Donor
Ellen Frothingham Dunnell
(1/17/95)
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