Basket

Museum number:
5-15735
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
S-5
Accession number:
Acc.4613
Description:
Carrying basket, coconut shell, double chambered; sides cut to form stowage areas and handle; scalloped edge, polished finish; length circa 31.0 centimeters X width 24.0 centimeters X height circa 15.0 centimeters.
Donor:
Burton Benedict
Collection place:
Seychelles Islands
Collector:
Burton Benedict
Collection date:
Sept. 1960
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
December 10, 1993
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-15735, described as Carrying basket, coconut shell, double chambered; sides cut to form stowage areas and handle; scalloped edge, polished finish; length circa 31.0 centimeters X width 24.0 centimeters X height circa 15.0 centimeters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-15735, described as Carrying basket, coconut shell, double chambered; sides cut to form stowage areas and handle; scalloped edge, polished finish; length circa 31.0 centimeters X width 24.0 centimeters X height circa 15.0 centimeters.

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