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Egg basket in which 6 eggs are carried. made of split bamboo
Egg basket in which 6 eggs are carried. made of split bamboo
Object Number 21-41-60/D1670
Display Title Egg basket in which 6 eggs are carried. made of split bamboo
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basket, open weave, rectangular with triangular extension of braided circles
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Chin
  • Chin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Burma
Additional Geographic Terms South
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 27.8 x 19.6 x 5.4 cm (10 15/16 x 7 11/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D1670

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