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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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