Donor Name:

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Culture:

Jamaican  Search this

Object Type:

Basket

Place:

Jamaica, Caribbean

Accession Date:

20 Aug 1931

Notes:

OBLONG, TWO-LOBED WICKER BASKETS OF THIS FORM ARE KNOWN AS "HAMPERS" AND COMMONLY TIED TO DONKEYS TO CARRY LOADS TO LOCAL MARKETS. THIS SPECIMEN IS A SIGNIFICANTLY SCALED-DOWN VERSION OF A HAMPER.

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

115975

USNM Number:

E351475-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/309da1233-2af9-4802-be62-b876af5cf3a4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8403627