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Vegetable bast fiber egg basket with handle. native name: urura
Vegetable bast fiber egg basket with handle. native name: urura
Object Number 989-26-30/11608
Display Title Vegetable bast fiber egg basket with handle. native name: urura
Descriptions
Indigenous Term urura
Object Description Vegetable bast fiber egg basket with handle. native name: urura, made by women. round coiled start + continues into a one - rod foundation w/ encircling, close-coiled non- interlocking stitches, open spacing. has aself-coiled rim finish. handle consists of braided exterior elements around several twuned interuir elements. they begin as two separate pieces on either side of the rim and combine into one piece in the center.
Inventory Description Basket, weaved plant fiber, rounded sides, handle
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Urarina
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / <State> / <County> / Santa Beatriz
Additional Geographic Terms Chambira river basin; Northeastern Peru
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 19 x 0.7 cm (9 1/16 x 7 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 989-26-30/11608
Provenance
Collector Michelle McKinley (Jun-89 - 8-Sep-89)
Collector Bartholomew Dean (June 1989 - September 8, 1989)
Donor Bartholomew Dean (Jun-89 - 8-Sep-89)
Donor Michelle McKinley (June 1989 - September 8, 1989)

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