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Object Number
2017.8.55
Display Title
Melon-shaped plaited fruit basket
Descriptions
Object Description
Melon-shaped plaited fruit basket with 4 looped splint feet; handle has God's-eye attachment
Inventory Description
Basket, oval shaped bowl, four circular legsof splint wood, three broken, handle
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
early 20th century
Culture
- Malecite
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Splint wood , Sweetgrass
Dimensions
Overall: 18 × 24 × 15 cm (7 1/16 × 9 7/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2017.8.55
Credit Line
Gift of basketry scholars and authors Sarah R. Peabody Turnbaugh '76scl (Anthropology) and William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D. '73 (Anthropology), 2017
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh
Collector
William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D.
Donor
Donated by
Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh
(12/28/2017)
Donor
Donated by
William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D.
(12/28/2017)
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