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Carrying basket with handle - worn over arm or shoulder
Carrying basket with handle - worn over arm or shoulder
Object Number 36-105-70/387
Display Title Carrying basket with handle - worn over arm or shoulder
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bag, woven fiber, rectangular, brown and red linear designs on buff, 2 handles
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 34.2 x 28.5 x 7 cm (13 7/16 x 11 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/387

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