Basket

2001.05.0059A

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Basket   (2001.05.0059A)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Furnishings
  2. :
  3. Household Accessories
  4. :
  5. Storage & Display Accessories
Artist/Maker made by men of the Chachi culture
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date collected in 1961
Culture Chachi
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 45.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 32.9 cm
Dimension 3 (Height) 19.9 cm
Weight 249 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plant
Manufacturing Processes Weaving--Basket

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description Under Review
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

Credit Line/Dedication Donation of Norman E. and Dorothea Scott Whitten, Gift 2007
Reproduction No

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