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Oblong basket decorated with clusters of feathers. The lid of the basket is attached to the container by string. The basket has cane edging and support bars.

basket
13.8.48/17
Anthropology

1 item (description level: whole)
Additional names, titles, or classifications
classified as:  baskets (containers)
object name (Horniman Ethno.):  baskets

Place
Guyana, South America, Americas
Additional place information
Guyana 
Culture
Wai Wai
Additional culture information
Wai Wai 
maker or user:  Wai Wai 

Materials and techniques
feather; cane; string
Additional material & technique information
material: feather (overall)
material: cane (overall)
material: string (overall)
Measurements
overall: 95 x 222 x 60 mm
Additional measurement information
overall: 95 x 222 x 60 mm

Provenance
vendor:  Cameron, J. D. J., Mr  sale 1948-08-13


Related objects
associated object:  basket (13.8.48/18)
associated object:  basket (13.8.48/19)
associated object:  cassava squeezer (13.8.48/20)
Related subjects
classified as: baskets (containers)
material: cane
material: feather
material: string
maker or user: Wai Wai
Wai Wai

Record created 2000-01-22 by MIGRATION
Record last updated 2013-04-11 by SBYRNE

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