Basket w/ handle

Museum number:
5-7945
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050007945
Alternate number:
18 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2175
Description:
Basket; square-based, squat globular shape with shoulder center; handle across mouth; height: 34 cm, diameter: across center 35 cm. Made of a split cane material and twill plaiting. Used for transportation of food.
Donor:
Jay Nolan and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Bokeza village, Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
Liberia; Bokeza village (near Zorzor) Loma
Culture or time period:
Loma
Collection date:
1964-65
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Basket w/ handle, accession number 5-7945, described as Basket; square-based, squat globular shape with shoulder center; handle across mouth; height: 34 cm, diameter: across center 35 cm. Made of a split cane material and twill plaiting. Used for transportation of food.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basket w/ handle, accession number 5-7945, described as Basket; square-based, squat globular shape with shoulder center; handle across mouth; height: 34 cm, diameter: across center 35 cm. Made of a split cane material and twill plaiting. Used for transportation of food.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket w/ handle, accession number 5-7945, described as Basket; square-based, squat globular shape with shoulder center; handle across mouth; height: 34 cm, diameter: across center 35 cm. Made of a split cane material and twill plaiting. Used for transportation of food.

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