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Straw and leather serving bowl; black and red pattern, cowrie shells
Straw and leather serving bowl; black and red pattern, cowrie shells
Object Number 2011.19.54
Display Title Straw and leather serving bowl; black and red pattern, cowrie shells
Descriptions
Object Description Straw and leather serving bowl; alternating black, red, green, and brown pattern; radiating basketry weave, bowl tapers to a thick-lipped base, leather rim with 4 evenly-spaced leather loops stitched on the exterior, 3 cowrie shells surround each leather loop
Inventory Description Basket, round rimmed base, flared body, leather trim on rim, attached cowrie shells, red, blue, green, brown designs
Classification
  • Basket
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Date c. 1979 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Leather Straw Dye Cowrie
Dimensions Other: 10.1 x 32.5 x 31.5 cm (4 x 12 13/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.19.54
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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