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1954.2.17

Basket. Rounded rectangle or oval basket with flat, rectangular bottom and straight sides. [MOBB [OPS move] 17/11/2016]

1954.2.17

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Collection type
Object
Description
Basket. Rounded rectangle or oval basket with flat, rectangular bottom and straight sides. [MOBB [OPS move] 17/11/2016]
Long description
Basket. Rounded rectangle or oval basket with flat, rectangular bottom and straight sides. The rim has been been made oval by tying it to two pieces of bent ?cane, one on the interior and one on the exterior. The sides are decorated with two bands of monkeys woven using blackened material. The bottom is decorated with concentric rectangles of alternating colours, with four triangular shapes in the centre. [MOBB [OPS move] 17/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana
Mazaruni River
Cultural groups
Akawaio
Person
Field collector Audrey Butt Colson
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1952
Date collected
1951 - 1952
Acquisition information
Donated: 1954
Materials and processes
Material Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Basketry, Process Tied, Process Bent
Dimensions
Height: max 156 mm, Width: max 196 mm, Length: max 246 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.2.17

Search terms: Basketry, Basket

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