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1958.3.59

Square piece of basketry. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/11/2016]

1958.3.59

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Collection type
Object
Description
Square piece of basketry. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/11/2016]
Long description
Square piece of basketry. Twill woven blonde and red-brown (stained) palm leaf. The main decoration consists of a square comprised vertical lines. Some lines are broken into two with a sections at varying points creating the illusion of two triangles with a diagonal line of blonde between them. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana
Kukui River Pilipai
Cultural groups
Akawaio
Person
Field collector Audrey Butt Colson
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1957
Date collected
1957
Acquisition information
Donated: 1958
Materials and processes
Material Palm Fibre Plant, Process Basketry, Process Stained, Process Twill Woven
Dimensions
Length: max 230 mm, Width: max 225 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1958.3.59

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