Collector:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Donor Name:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Height - Object:

41 cm

Diameter - Object:

40 cm

Culture:

Temne  Search this

Object Type:

Basket

Place:

Mano (near), Moyamba, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

8 Oct 1996

Collection Date:

1975 to 1976

Notes:

NATURAL COLORED SHORT ROUND BASKET W/ ATTACHED CONE-SHAPED LID. BASE IS SQUARE W/ PINCHED CORNERS TO FORM FEET. WEAVE OF BASE IS MADE FROM WIDER WARP & WEFT STRIPS THAN THE THINNER ONES THAT MAKE UP THE BODY & LID. LID IS ATTACHED TO BODY IN 2 AREAS & ALSO HAS A LATCH. TOP OF LID HAS A LOOP HANDLE. EXTERIOR OF BODY HAS 2 WIDE HORIZONTAL BANDS IN PURPLE, NOW FADED. LID ALSO HAS A RING OF PURPLE, NOW FADED.

Record Last Modified:

28 Nov 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

409926

USNM Number:

E427446-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d1fd47a7-336b-4424-9cf6-3672f52dbdfc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460157