Collector:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Donor Name:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Diameter - Object:

43.5 cm

Height - Object:

26.5 cm

Culture:

Kuranko  Search this

Object Type:

Basket

Place:

Kabala, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

8 Oct 1996

Collection Date:

1975 to 1976

Notes:

FOOTED BOWL-SHAPED BASKET HAS AN ATTACHED CONCAVE BASE. FIBER HANDLE HAS ATTACHED BRAIDED STRING. UNSTRIPPED FIBERS FORM VERTICAL DESIGNS AROUND RIM. BASE & BOWL EXTERIOR & INTERIOR ARE COVERED IN DARK-BROWN COW DUNG. PURCHASED AT KABALA AGRICULTURAL SHOW IN 1975. SEE CATALOG P. 11.

Record Last Modified:

25 Jul 2019

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

409926

USNM Number:

E427418-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b2c1fc5b-210b-48f4-8a13-ae3e1c91a57d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460129