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Object Number
995-29-30/11683
Display Title
Coiled basketry "Guerregue Cholo" globular jar with human figure motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled basketry "Guerregue Cholo" globular jar. Natural background with main design in brown consisting of seven full-body figures. Six additional upper torsos near rim which are not attached to eight pairs of feet below them. Design continues into rim, which is finished in regular stitch. See notes/histories- attribution.
Inventory Description
Basket, jar shaped coiled basket with brown human figures on natural color backg
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1967-1995
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Colombia
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 15.5 x 20.3 cm (6 1/8 x 8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-30/11683
Provenance
Owner
Rita Colbert
(1978)
Owner
Charles Colbert
(1978)
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1978 - 1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1978 - 1995)
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