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Basket, round, wrapped coiled palm leaf with design of zig-zag triangles
Basket, round, wrapped coiled palm leaf with design of zig-zag triangles
Object Number 973-3-70/5383
Display Title Basket, round, wrapped coiled palm leaf with design of zig-zag triangles
Descriptions
Object Description Basket, round, wrapped coiled palm leaf with design of zig-zag triangles in dyed black and natural. A few strands of what appears to be decorative yarn in red, blue, purple and black remain. Braided handle tied through coils.
Inventory Description Basket, oval, flat base, straight sides, banded and triangular designs, yarn
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tokalan Ramlana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Additional Geographic Terms Tokalan Ramlana
Materials Vegetable fiber, Wool yarn
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 27.5 x 26.2 cm (7 5/16 x 10 13/16 x 10 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-3-70/5383/ POISON/ Fiji/ Tokelau/ Rambara/ Fiji/ Dec 7. 1899

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