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Large basket with conical lid for butter - wicker weave, jar shape
Large basket with conical lid for butter - wicker weave, jar shape
Object Number 39-39-50/4290
Display Title Large basket with conical lid for butter - wicker weave, jar shape
Descriptions
Indigenous Term bukangarabutu
Object Description Large basket with conical lid for butter - wicker weave, jar shape, diameter of rim 8 3/4" ("bukangarabutu")
Inventory Description Basket, wicker weave, indented base, oval shape, conical shape fitted lid
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Wicker
Dimensions Overall: 56 × 30 cm (22 1/16 × 11 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/4290

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