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Basket of palmleaf--a makeshift or temporary basket, used for egg, etc.
Basket of palmleaf--a makeshift or temporary basket, used for egg, etc.
Object Number 36-105-70/395
Display Title Basket of palmleaf--a makeshift or temporary basket, used for egg, etc.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basket, woven palm fiber, rectangular, fringed ends, folded strap
Classification
  • Basket
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 Palm fiber
Dimensions Overall: 52 x 24 x 9.1 cm (20 1/2 x 9 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/395

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