Basket

Museum number:
5-17050
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Alternate number:
L-1, #4 (previous number (collector's original number)) and PD-4 (attributed PAHMA number)
Accession number:
Acc.4776
Description:
Woven "sewing" basket with lid and arched handle. Lid is hinged to basket and has a toggle closure. Natural with brown fabric band around belly of basket and edge of lid
Donor:
Penelope Delevoryas
Collection place:
Western Africa
Collector:
Penelope Delevoryas
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
July 20, 2011
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
diameter 23 centimeters and height 33 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 5-17050, described as Woven "sewing" basket with lid and arched handle. Lid is hinged to basket and has a toggle closure. Natural with brown fabric band around belly of basket and edge of lid

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