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Object Number
2011.19.51
Display Title
Leather-covered basketry portable food container, "agelgil"
Descriptions
Object Description
Leather-covered basketry portable food container, "agelgil," circular stitching of leather on base with one seam extending up the side, one large and one small piece of leather stitched together over the lid, small lip on rim of the lid, some discoloration and wear on lid, circular basket weaving visible in the interior, leather is a dark brown-red color, basketry is a very light brown, stitching appears to be made of the same leather as the covering
Inventory Description
Container, round, basketry, fitted lid, covered with hide, stitched
Classification
- Container
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c. 1979 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
Materials
goat skin? Sheepskin? Straw
Dimensions
Other: 8.3 x 21.2 x 21.1 cm (3 1/4 x 8 3/8 x 8 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
2011.19.51
Credit Line
Gift of André J. Navez, Harvard '55
Provenance
Collector
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
Donor
Donated by
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
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