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1964.2.31

Carrying basket made from palm leaf. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/12/2016]

1964.2.31

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carrying basket made from palm leaf. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/12/2016]
Long description
Carrying basket made from palm leaf. There is an internal cane framework tied to the basket. A length of bark fibre tied on with cane strips used as carrying straps. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/12/2016]
Cultural groups
Wayana
Person
Field collector Audrey Butt Colson
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1963
Date collected
April - October 1963
Acquisition information
Donated: 1964
Materials and processes
Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Woven, Process Basketry, Process Tied
Dimensions
Width: max 492 mm, Length: max 890 mm, Height: max 208 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1964.2.31

Search terms: Basketry, Transport and Travel, Basket

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