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1930.58.44.1

Diviners basket with gourd base and basketry upper.

1930.58.44.1

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Collection type: Object
Description: Diviners basket with gourd base and basketry upper.
Geographical reference: Zambia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zambia
Cultural groups: Luvale
Person: Field collector Thomas Stanley Fox Pitt; PRM source Thomas Stanley Fox Pitt
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1930
Date collected: By 1930
Acquisition information: Donated: 1930
Materials and processes: Material Gourd Plant, Process Basketry, Process Repaired (local)
Dimensions: Diameter: max 250 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1930.58.44.1

Search terms: Divination Religion, Basketry, Divination Accessory, Basket

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