- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Food basket of openwork plant vine in a cone shape. [MJD 3/6/2010]
- Geographical reference
- Ituri Forest
- Cultural groups
- Mbuti
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1958
- Date collected
- 1958
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1959
- Materials and processes
- Material Plant Stem, Process Basketry
- Dimensions
- Length: max 282 mm, Width: max 200 mm, Depth: max 124 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1959.5.17
Search terms: Basketry, Food and Drink, Basket, Food Accessory
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