Female Burden Basket

2008.22.0160

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Artifact Identification Female Burden Basket   (2008.22.0160)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Personal Gear
  4. :
  5. Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Yecuana, Yekuana, Maquiritari
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Diameter) 19 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 15 cm
Dimension 3 (Height) 11 cm
Weight 41 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plant, Pigment--Dye
Manufacturing Processes Dyeing, Weaving, Wrapping

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Guss, David. To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990.

Guppy, Nicholas. Wai Wai. 1958.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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