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1958.3.55

Basket with hexagonal base of openwork woven hexagonal pattern. [CW [OPS move] 28/11/2016]

1958.3.55

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Collection type
Object
Description
Basket with hexagonal base of openwork woven hexagonal pattern. [CW [OPS move] 28/11/2016]
Long description
Basket with hexagonal base of openwork woven hexagonal pattern. There is a fibre strap tied to the basket, attached to the basket at four point and tied in the middle. [CW [OPS move] 28/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana
Kamarang River Paruima Mission
Cultural groups
Pemón
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 String, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Height: max 131 mm, Width: max 320 mm, Length: max 375 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1958.3.55

Search terms: Basketry, Trade, Basket

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