Lidded pouch of twill-plaited basketry with patterns in black on lid. Pouch and lid are joined by a sliding cord of palm leaf fibre which also acts as a handle. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 4/1/2006]

Collection type: Object
Description: Lidded pouch of twill-plaited basketry with patterns in black on lid. Pouch and lid are joined by a sliding cord of palm leaf fibre which also acts as a handle. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 4/1/2006]
Geographical reference: Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana; Amazonia Upper Mazaruni
Cultural groups: Akawaio
Person: Field collector Leslie Rooney; PRM source Daphne Seggar; PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period: Date made: Circa 1949-1955
Date collected: circa 1949 - 1955
Acquisition information: Donated: 1994
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Material String, Process Twill Plaited, Process Basketry, Process Dyed
Dimensions: Width: max 180 mm closed, Length: max 225 mm closed
Object numbers: Accession number: 1994.10.1

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