Reed/grass bundle

Museum number:
5-16752
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050016752
Alternate number:
516752
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
raw material, reed or grass for weaving; 125-150 stems in the bundle. bundle is tied with fiber string
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Reed
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
8.0 Use not specified (Raw Materials)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
Raw material for weaving
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 85 centimeters and diameter 5.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Reed/grass bundle, accession number 5-16752, described as raw material, reed or grass for weaving; 125-150 stems in the bundle. bundle is tied with fiber stringHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Reed/grass bundle, accession number 5-16752, described as raw material, reed or grass for weaving; 125-150 stems in the bundle. bundle is tied with fiber string

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