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Winnowing basket
Object Number 999-34-50/12934
Display Title Winnowing basket
Descriptions
Object Description Leather-backed basket; used for winnowing, as a cover for food, and as a cover for camel milk bowls
Inventory Description Basket, coiled veg fiber, shallow, flat base, leather rim, exterior, base/sti
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Niger
Additional Geographic Terms North Africa
Materials Vegetable fiber, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 5.7 x 37.9 x 37.7 cm (2 1/4 x 14 15/16 x 14 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 999-34-50/12934
Credit Line Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD (MPH '73) and Jane C. Hughes ('69)
Provenance
Collector Mark S. Rapoport (1997 - 12/12/99)
Donor Mark S. Rapoport (1997 - 12/12/99)

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