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Object Number
995-29-50/12539
Display Title
Coiled basketry bowl with pointed lid
Descriptions
Object Description
Finely coiled basketry bowl with slightly flaring sides. Natural background with two brown bands which spiral around basket from base to rim. Bands consist of geometric designs. Matching pointed lid of natural with loop at tip.
Inventory Description
Woven fiber basket, flat base, coiled, 2-tone geo, with conical lid.
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1995
Culture
- Tutsi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 13.6 x 13.6 cm (9 1/16 x 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
995-29-50/12539
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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