Basket

Museum number:
3-28453a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210328453a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.3493
Description:
Basket; two rectangular pieces; top fitting completely over basket; twill plaited palm leaves in natural, orange, and red; (a) length 51 cm, width 27 cm at base; (b) length 51 cm.
Donor:
Harry Neumann and Mrs. Harry Neumann
Collection place:
Puebla, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Puebla (attributed)
Collector:
Ynes Mexia
Collection date:
ca. 1925-1938
Materials:
Plant material
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Plaited weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 3-28453a,b, described as Basket; two rectangular pieces; top fitting completely over basket; twill plaited palm leaves in natural, orange, and red; (a) length 51 cm, width 27 cm at base; (b) length 51 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 3-28453a,b, described as Basket; two rectangular pieces; top fitting completely over basket; twill plaited palm leaves in natural, orange, and red; (a) length 51 cm, width 27 cm at base; (b) length 51 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 3-28453a,b, described as Basket; two rectangular pieces; top fitting completely over basket; twill plaited palm leaves in natural, orange, and red; (a) length 51 cm, width 27 cm at base; (b) length 51 cm.

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