Lined Carrying Basket

2001.05.0009B

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Lined Carrying Basket   (2001.05.0009B)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Personal Gear
  4. :
  5. Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date around 1980
Culture Achuar

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Diameter) 33.9 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 28.1 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 533 g
Measuring Remarks Does not include handles.
Materials Textile, Plant
Manufacturing Processes Weaving--Basket, Wrapping
Munsell Color Information Light Yellowish Brown (10YR 7/6) - top band (light) Dark Grayish Brown (7.5YR 2/2) - brown band Light Yellowish Brown (10YR 7/4) - rim

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Guss, David M. To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Donation of Norman E. and Dorothea Scott Whitten, Gift 2007
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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