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Object Number
986-24-50/12087
Display Title
Basket-making tool
Descriptions
Object Description
Basket-making tool; iron, flattened at one end and tapered to a point; thin, sharp and slightly angled at the other end
*from collection data sheet: awl, iron spear like implement used for fine coiling on basket. slight hook on needle point. len: 18.4 cm. ; wid: 1.0 cm. being store in area 50 for P #'s in photo archives.
Inventory Description
Metal implement, long, thin handle with flat, spear shaped head.
Classification
- Tools
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Tutsi?
- Hutu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Rwanda
Materials
Metal, Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 0.9 x 0.1 cm (7 1/2 x 3/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-24-50/12087
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Helen Codere
(1959-1960)
Donor
Dr. Monni Adams
(1986)
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