Basket

Museum number:
16-11829
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
7 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2022
Description:
Pear-shaped basket with constricted mouth and handle; wicker weave; made of “tamiche” vine; for carrying and storage. Made from aerial roots of a species of Heteropsis. 11 inches height; called Kusugnpu (sp?); made by Mercedes (nawakuhikemba)
Donor:
Patricia J. Lyon
Collection place:
Keros village, Q'osñipata District, Paucartambo Province
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru
Culture or time period:
Huachipaeri
Collector:
Patricia J. Lyon
Collection date:
June 30, 1964
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 16-11829, described as Pear-shaped basket with constricted mouth and handle; wicker weave; made of “tamiche” vine; for carrying and storage. Made from aerial roots of a species of Heteropsis. 11 inches height; called Kusugnpu (sp?); made by Mercedes (nawakuhikemba)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 16-11829, described as Pear-shaped basket with constricted mouth and handle; wicker weave; made of “tamiche” vine; for carrying and storage. Made from aerial roots of a species of Heteropsis. 11 inches height; called Kusugnpu (sp?); made by Mercedes (nawakuhikemba)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 16-11829, described as Pear-shaped basket with constricted mouth and handle; wicker weave; made of “tamiche” vine; for carrying and storage. Made from aerial roots of a species of Heteropsis. 11 inches height; called Kusugnpu (sp?); made by Mercedes (nawakuhikemba)

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