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Object Number
2017.8.7
Display Title
Half-hitch coil, lidded basket with braided handle
Descriptions
Object Description
Half-hitch coil basket with lid and long, braided handle; flat bottom
Inventory Description
Basket, coiled plant fiber, flat base, cylindrical body, green dyed design, fitted lid, single braided fiber handle
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
2003 or earlier
Culture
- Micronesia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Federated States of Micronesia
/
<State>
/
Christmas Island
Materials
Plant fiber , Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 16 × 13 × 13 cm (6 5/16 × 5 1/8 × 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2017.8.7
Credit Line
Gift of basketry scholars and authors Sarah R. Peabody Turnbaugh '76scl (Anthropology) and William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D. '73 (Anthropology) in honor of her parents, Harlan Berkley Peabody, Jr. A.M. '53, Ph.D. '61 (Comparative Literature) and Joanna Nichols Peabody
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Harlan Berkley Peabody Jr.
(2003)
Collector
Joanna Nichols Peabody
(2003)
Donor
Donated by
Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh
Donor
Donated by
William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D.
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