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1964.8.12B

Basket tray with geometric pattern in black and natural coloured ?split cane [SM 22/12/2008]

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1964.8.12B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Basket tray with geometric pattern in black and natural coloured ?split cane [SM 22/12/2008]
Cultural groups
Trio; Tiriyó
Person
Field collector Peter Gerard Rivière
PRM source Peter Gerard Rivière
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1964
Date collected
1963 - 1964
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1964
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Material Pigment, Process Basketry, Process Twisted, Process Tied, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Width: max 300 mm, Length: max 314 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1964.8.12B Other numbers: 12
Research and responses

This object was examined by Peter Rivière in January 2009. He stated that the cord woven around the base of the object was very likely to be part of the original object and not added at a later date (i.e. as a mount for the object) [SM 15/01/2009]

Search terms: Basketry, Food and Drink, Vessel, Cassava Accessory, Tray, Food Accessory

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