Basket

Museum number:
3-30110
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4542
Description:
Basket purse with two handles, open-twined. A four pointed star decorates each side in pink and green weft. Diamonds in pink and green decorate each corner of each star. Decoration is faded and one handle has been reattached. 25 height, 10 width, 19 length.
Donor:
Burch Family
Collection place:
Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
Materials:
Plant material
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
August 19, 1991
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 3-30110, described as Basket purse with two handles, open-twined. A four pointed star decorates each side in pink and green weft. Diamonds in pink and green decorate each corner of each star. Decoration is faded and one handle has been reattached. 25 height, 10 width, 19 length.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 3-30110, described as Basket purse with two handles, open-twined. A four pointed star decorates each side in pink and green weft. Diamonds in pink and green decorate each corner of each star. Decoration is faded and one handle has been reattached. 25 height, 10 width, 19 length.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 3-30110, described as Basket purse with two handles, open-twined. A four pointed star decorates each side in pink and green weft. Diamonds in pink and green decorate each corner of each star. Decoration is faded and one handle has been reattached. 25 height, 10 width, 19 length.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 3-30110, described as Basket purse with two handles, open-twined. A four pointed star decorates each side in pink and green weft. Diamonds in pink and green decorate each corner of each star. Decoration is faded and one handle has been reattached. 25 height, 10 width, 19 length.

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