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1954.2.14.2

Basket box lid for the basket 1954.2.14 .1 [BH [OPS move] 18/11/2016]

1954.2.14.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Basket box lid for the basket 1954.2.14 .1 [BH [OPS move] 18/11/2016]
Long description
Basket box lid. The exterior has been decorated with a dyed geometric design. Similar to 1954.2.14 .1 the interior is has a different weave. There is a band of cane along the rim, which has been attached by stitched string. For the base please refer to 1954.2.14 .1 [BH [OPS move] 18/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana
Mazaruni River
Cultural groups
Akawaio
Person
Field collector Audrey Butt Colson
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1952
Date collected
1951 - 1952
Acquisition information
Donated: 1954
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre, Material Cane Plant, Material Pigment, Process Basketry, Process Stitched, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Height: max 105 mm, Width: max 161 mm, Length: max 208 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.2.14.2

Search terms: Basketry, Lid

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