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Object Number
10-71-20/C6785.17
Display Title
Basket fragment
Descriptions
Object Description
Basket fragment mounted currently with two other basket fragments on an acrylic plate. The fragment is likely a base or lid of a coiled basket, close coiling with noninterlocking stitches; decorative splitting of stitches on the work face. The center opening is 5 mm. The foundation element is a single rod measuring ~2 to 2.5 mm in diameter. See Coggins, page 91.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, basket fragment affixed to mount
Classification
- Basket
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Mexico
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Yucatan
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<County>
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<City>
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Chichen Itza
Intrasite
Sacred Cenote
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 7.8 x 7.2 x 0.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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