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Object Number
973-42-50/11761.1
Display Title
Basket, woven veg fiber w/reed base & rim, squared base, brn/natural waves
Descriptions
Object Description
Reed container (basket), held together with bark withes, coiled wicker top, detachable. Coarse 4-ply bark twine found with this specimen. Drawing sent to collector for identification, Dec. 1974.
Inventory Description
Basket, woven vegetable fiber w/ reed base/rim, squared base, brn/natural waves
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972-1973
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
/
Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms
Lemu; Gidda Kiramu; Hero Guduru
Materials
Reed, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 25.3 x 25.1 x 25.3 cm (9 15/16 x 9 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-42-50/11761.1/ Peabody
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