Coaster

Museum number:
5-16742
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
516742
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
coil woven coaster dark brown, red, natural, and green. woven in concentric bands with center medallion of red.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Raffia (fiber) and Reed
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coasters (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
Household
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
depth 0.5 centimeters and diameter 12 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Coaster, accession number 5-16742, described as coil woven coaster dark brown, red, natural, and green. woven in concentric bands with center medallion of red.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Coaster, accession number 5-16742, described as coil woven coaster dark brown, red, natural, and green. woven in concentric bands with center medallion of red.

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