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Object Number
990-5-50/12255
Display Title
Basketry Case for Beer Drinking Straws
Descriptions
Object Description
Basketry Case for Beer Drinking Straws
Inventory Description
Woven fiber basket, tube, long, cylindrical, 2-tone zig-zag. lid.
Classification
- Basket
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tutsi?
- Hutu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Rwanda
/
Butare
Materials
Fiber, Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 42.3 x 4.8 x 4 cm (16 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Helen Codere
(1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
Donor
Dr. Helen Codere
(1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
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