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Hearst Museum object titled Bamboo stem, accession number 5-1697b, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-1630, described as Gathering basket--Tsesi; open work, flaring mouth, square bottom, 9 1/2” height, 18” diameter.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-1614, described as Suku manioc-flour sifter--Muswalu; bottle-shaped, round mouth, constricted neck; 7 1/2” diameter, 18” high.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-1687, described as Woman's basket; open work, rectangular bottom; 26" x 11.5" x 9", 66.0cm x 29.2 cm x 22 16cm For carrying things to and from fields
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-1626a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-1624a,b, described as Suku twilled basket with base, cover, grass-cord handle--Kitumbu or Waba. 9 1/2” diameter, 11” high.
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 5-1634, described as Openwork storage basket, flaring mouth, square bottom. 15” diameter 9 1/2” height.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-1633, described as Openwork woman’s carrying basket, flaring mouth, square bottom--E. Basuku; 18” diameter, 8 1/2” high
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-1658, described as Divining basket; with assorted carved and uncarved pieces of wood in it; 7" x 4.75" x 2.25", 15.58cm x 12.03cm x 5.69cm The small pieces inside each indicates particular spirit or type of reason for a misfortune. The basket is shaken and the responsible piece lands near or touches the white button.

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