Basket

Museum number:
5-15775
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
S-38-41
Accession number:
Acc.4613
Description:
Basket, fiber; three dimensional rectangle; bamboo (?) covered "wheels" (2 each on longitudinal side, one at each end) stitched together to form exterior surface hinged lid with fiber fastener: two braided carrying handles; length 7.8 centimeters X width 4.0 centimeters X height 4.5 centimeters.
Donor:
Burton Benedict
Collection place:
Seychelles Islands
Collector:
Burton Benedict
Collection date:
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 1 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 5-15775, described as Basket, fiber; three dimensional rectangle; bamboo (?) covered "wheels" (2 each on longitudinal side, one at each end) stitched together to form exterior surface hinged lid with fiber fastener: two braided carrying handles; length 7.8 centimeters X width 4.0 centimeters X height 4.5 centimeters.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 5-15775, described as Basket, fiber; three dimensional rectangle; bamboo (?) covered "wheels" (2 each on longitudinal side, one at each end) stitched together to form exterior surface hinged lid with fiber fastener: two braided carrying handles; length 7.8 centimeters X width 4.0 centimeters X height 4.5 centimeters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-15775, described as Basket, fiber; three dimensional rectangle; bamboo (?) covered "wheels" (2 each on longitudinal side, one at each end) stitched together to form exterior surface hinged lid with fiber fastener: two braided carrying handles; length 7.8 centimeters X width 4.0 centimeters X height 4.5 centimeters.

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