Rectangular basketry lid. The basket associated with this object is 1948.6.48 .9 .1. [MOBB [OPS move] 17/11/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Rectangular basketry lid. The basket associated with this object is 1948.6.48 .9 .1. [MOBB [OPS move] 17/11/2016]
Long description: Rectangular basketry lid. Light brown material only internally, and light brown and black on the exterior. The primary design over the entirety is of thin zig-zag lines, some woven horizontally and some vertically, but on the top the two directions cross to create in intricate pattern. The rim is reinforced with a framework of bent ?cane tied to it both on the interior and exterior. The basket associated with this object is 1948.6.48 .9 .1. [MOBB [OPS move] 17/11/2016]
Geographical reference: Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana
Person: Field collector Thomas Lowndes Bullock; PRM source Margaret F. Irvine
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1882
Date collected: 1882
Acquisition information: Donated: 1948
Materials and processes: Material Pigment, Material Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Cane Plant, Process Basketry, Process Dyed, Process Tied
Dimensions: Height: max 38 mm, Width: max 64 mm, Length: max 89 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1948.6.48.9.2 Other PRM accession number: 1948.6.48i

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