Collector:

John S. Brooks  Search this

Donor Name:

Ms. Candace Brown  Search this

Diameter:

19.8 cm

Height:

4.2 cm

Culture:

Not Given  Search this

Object Type:

Basket

Place:

Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

7 Nov 2005

Collection Date:

Late 1850s

Notes:

Coiled basket, shaped like shallow bowl. Mostly undyed fibers, with some red at the center of the bottom. 4 red lines, about 1.2 cm long and 1 cm wide, radiating outward, starting about 2 cm from the center, and another set about 5 cm from the center. One row of dark brown dyed fibers where the bottom meets the sides, and another at the rim.

Record Last Modified:

28 Nov 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2029672

USNM Number:

E432123-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c93e650a-98d0-4a56-8da6-d62f719e65ca

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8938425