Object class: Baskets by technique / Culture or time period: Western African cultures / Function: 1.4 Transportation - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 5-10277, described as Large Raffia Bag; plaited. L = 100.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Basketry bag, accession number 5-11845, described as Basketry bag, Africa: West Africa; Sierra Leone; Mende (Murdock 33:23). 1973. 5-11845, acc no. 2973, file code 1.4. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Plaited, soft fiber Context of use: According to old label, partially illegible: "A Native Carrying Bag made of Native grass and made by Native Mendi soldiers of ... .... Africa" Description: Carrying bag, plaited, deep cylindrical shape, sewn bottom, 9 pairs of loops, 1 drawstring and 1 tie at mouth: L. 55 cms (excluding loops), flat width 36 cms.