Object class: Basketry (object genre) / Donor: University Appropriation / Culture or time period: African cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-6945, described as String bag; twined black-brown vegetable fibre; braided twine strap attached to piece of leather sewn to both sides of bag; h. 17 cm; dia. 16 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-6909, described as Native name: Kthungi or kyondo String bag; twined sisal string with parallel red band designs; red, green and blue spherical glass beads sewn on lip; leather strap attached to leather piece at both ends and split into 3 pieces at the ends terminating with brass coiled wire; and disc beads; h. 10.5 cm; dia. 13 cm. Materials: Twined sisal; leather; brass; beads Used by women to carry things. Strap looped over head with bad supported on back. Made by women

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-6908, described as Native name: Kthungi or kyondo String bag; twined sisal string with parallel band designs, two red, one black; leather strap attached to leather piece at both ends; strap split into 3 pieces at each end with pieces of brass crimped around it; glass disc beads at strap ends; h. 23 cm; dia. 33 cm. Materials: Twined sisal; leather; brass; beads Used by women to carry things. Strap looped over head with bag supported on back. Made by women

Hearst Museum object titled Bag of cordage, accession number 5-6031, described as String bag; coiled sisal; 6 bands alternating red and red blue on natural yellow; leather strap; 50 x 40 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-4522, described as Basket; plaited; 36⅓ cm diameter, 38.5 cm height.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-1629, described as Openwork carrying basket - Muyebdu; attached grass rope strap; NW Suku; height: 26.5" 67.24cm, diameter: 18" 45.72cm Used by women going to the fields to carry hoe, for bringing back manioc tubers, and for carrying firewood. Used now preponderantly by W. half of Suku group, and also by the Bayaka. E. Suku like their neighbors the BaSonde, use preponderantly at present the basket type 5-1633, which is carried on the head. Traditionally, however, all Suku used the muyendi.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-4495a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-4541, described as Basket; coiled yitende grass; purple oblong design; diameter: 30.5 cm; height: 23 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-3084, described as Coiled basket; undecorated; used for storing grain.

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