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Object Number 2011.19.55
Display Title Basketry strainer
Descriptions
Object Description Basketry strainer; net-like porous weaving as the base, coiled sides, leather and straw rim
Inventory Description Basketry strainer; open weave base, raised, coiled sides, bound leather rim
Classification
  • Sieve
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date c. 1979 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Dimensions Other: 7.5 x 44.8 x 44.1 cm (2 15/16 x 17 5/8 x 17 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.19.55
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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