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Object Number
37-98-70/759
Display Title
Large basket used by women to carry ubis and their leaves
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
nragagobi
Inventory Description
Basket, cylindrical, wood rims, openwork base, fiber strap attached
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
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Nias Island
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Soliga
/
Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms
Central
Materials
Wood, Plant fiber, Reed
Dimensions
Overall: 36.2 x 32.2 x 33.4 cm (14 1/4 x 12 11/16 x 13 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-98-70/759; 37-98-70/743
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