Pack basket for carrying clothing and personal belongings. Sides of hexagonal twill plait; both of checker plait. Fuller carrying straps. Height 25”. Plaited carrying frame. Maúe, Brazil.
Donor:
Seth Leacock
Collection place:
Terra Preta, Rio Andirá, Brazil
Verbatim coll. place:
Rio Andira, Terra Preta, Brazil
Culture or time period:
Sateré-Mawé
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Accession date:
1957
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Loans:
S1961-1962 #75: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (May 10, 1962–May 10, 1962), S1965-1966 #88: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (June 1, 1966–June 1, 1966), and S1971-1972 #4: Department of Anthropology (Stanford Univ.)/Robert L. Hoover (July 12, 1971–July 26, 1971)