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Object Number
989-26-30/11607
Display Title
Vegetable bast fiber basket used for storing chambira.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
afuai
Object Description
Vegetable bast fiber basket used for storing chambira. made by women. open woven basketry which starts w/open lattice - work plain plaiting + continues throughout. includes an interwoven weft around the sides + a self - coiled rim finish. native name - afuai.
Inventory Description
Basket, weaved bark strips, round and straight
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Urarina
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
/
<State>
/
<County>
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Santa Beatriz
Additional Geographic Terms
Chambira river basin; Northeastern Peru
Materials
Bark
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 27 x 0.3 cm (5 7/8 x 10 5/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
989-26-30/11607
Provenance
Collector
Michelle McKinley
(Jun-89 - 8-Sep-89)
Collector
Bartholomew Dean
(June 1989 - September 8, 1989)
Donor
Michelle McKinley
(June 1989 - September 8, 1989)
Donor
Bartholomew Dean
(Jun-89 - 8-Sep-89)
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