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Basket in process of manufacture
Basket in process of manufacture
Object Number 986-24-50/12086
Display Title Basket in process of manufacture
Descriptions
Object Description Small basket in process of manufacture; tan ground with dark brown pattern *From collections data sheet: Basket small round basket in process of being made. stacked upside down triangle pattern developing on tow sides of basket with dark wood fiber on the natural color fiber of the basket. ht: 3.2 cm ; diam: 8.6 cm. bantu? culture helen codere, men and women of burund ref. info. being stored in area 50 for P #'s in photo archives.
Inventory Description Woven basketry bowl, in progress, coiled, geographic design.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Banyaruanda?
  • Tutsi?
  • Hutu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Rwanda
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda?, Southwest
Materials Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 3.4 x 9.5 x 8.5 cm (1 5/16 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 986-24-50/12086
Provenance
Collector Dr. Helen Codere (1959-1960)
Donor Dr. Monni Adams (1986)

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