Basket and lid

Museum number:
5-6730
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
Basket with lid and carrying net; basket and lid of grasses; coiled on bundle foundation; a) basket: flattened base and top with bulding middle; h. 39 cm; dia. 59 cm b)lid: conical shape with peak; horizontal black bands; h. 23 cm; dia. 13 cm; c) net: twisted fiber; knotted and braided l. 233 cm.
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Mbarara, Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Mbarara; Hima (Murdock 45)
Culture or time period:
Hima
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Basket and lid, accession number 5-6730, described as Basket with lid and carrying net; basket and lid of grasses; coiled on bundle foundation; a) basket: flattened base and top with bulding middle; h. 39 cm; dia. 59 cm b)lid: conical shape with peak; horizontal black bands; h. 23 cm; dia. 13 cm; c) net: twisted fiber; knotted and braided l. 233 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket and lid, accession number 5-6730, described as Basket with lid and carrying net; basket and lid of grasses; coiled on bundle foundation; a) basket: flattened base and top with bulding middle; h. 39 cm; dia. 59 cm b)lid: conical shape with peak; horizontal black bands; h. 23 cm; dia. 13 cm; c) net: twisted fiber; knotted and braided l. 233 cm.

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