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Nanatsuyama Backpack Basket "Nanatsuyamagarui"

Catalog Data

Collector:
Mr. Kenji Nakamura  Search this
Donor Name:
Kunio Nakamura  Search this
Length - Object:
48 cm
Width - Object:
43 cm
Height - Object:
47 cm
Culture:
Japanese  Search this
Object Type:
Basket
Place:
Hinokage, Miyazaki, Kyushu Island, Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
1 Jun 1990
Collection Date:
1978 to 1987
Notes:
RECTANGULAR BASKET HAS NARROW BASE & WIDE, OVAL OPENING. ROUGHLY WOVEN W/ WIDELY SPACED VERTICAL STRIP PAIRS & CLOSELY SPACED HORIZONTAL STRIPS. STRAPS MADE FROM RICE STRAW, CLOTH. BASE HAS BENT STRIP OF BAMBOO RUNNING UP BOTH SIDES FOR REINFORCEMENT. ACCORDING TO CATALOG, MADE IN 1987.
Record Last Modified:
1 Dec 2014
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
380491
USNM Number:
E427683-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3535f3e9e-bbf2-417d-86ac-542a68c77128
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460393