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1909.67.13

Salt-bag, long tube of plaited leaf-strips. [El.B 06/04/2011]

1909.67.13

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Collection type
Object
Description
Salt-bag, long tube of plaited leaf-strips. [El.B 06/04/2011]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Benin
Cultural groups
Edo
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1909
Date collected
1909
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1909
Materials and processes
Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Rush Fibre Plant, Process Plaited, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Length: max 655 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1909.67.13 Other numbers: 57
Associated publications
Listed as no B9/62 on p. 2.1.33 in Philip J. C. Dark, An Illustrated Catalogue of Benin Art, Boston, MA: G. K. Hall, 1982.

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