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2023.47.25

Woven basket containing a group of assorted items collected by Audrey Butt Colson.

2023.47.25

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Collection type
Object
Description
Woven basket containing a group of assorted items collected by Audrey Butt Colson.
Long description
Woven basket for storing belongings. The basket contains another smaller basket and a range of personal belongings, including a baby sling, a gourd receptacle, a 'catcher' finger stall toy in the form of a cassava squeezer, and a range of beaded neck ornaments. These items appear to have been collected from a range of places by Audrey Butt Colson and stored together by her. They are therefore not necessarily related.
Cultural groups
Akawaio
Pemón
Person
Field collector Audrey Butt Colson
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date
Acquisition information
Donated: 2023
Object numbers
Accession number: 2023.47.25

Search terms: Basketry, Basket

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