Coiled Basket
Object Details
- Notes
- OVAL SEWN BURITI COILED BASKET WITH SEED DECORATION. OBLONG LID ATTACHED TO BODY WITH LONG 92 CM THIN FIBER CORD THREADED THROUGH LID AND TIED TO THE TOP INSIDE OF THE BASKET. 2 SEED BEAD TASSELS ATTACHED ON EITHER SIDE, EACH MADE OF 1 SMALLER RED SEED, AND THE OTHER A LARGER WHITISH SEED. BUG DAMAGE TO SHORT FEATHERS ATTACHED TO EACH OF THE PAIRED PENDANTS OF SEEDS. MADE BY AND OBTAINED FROM KIPKUI, A 45 Y/O FEMALE. UNUSED. PRICE PAID: UNKNOWN. SEE ACCESSION FILE FOR LINGUISTIC AND CENSUS INFORMATION.
- Record Last Modified
- 2 Dec 2014
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Culture
- Krikati
- Data Source
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Accession Date
- 24 Apr 2006
- Collection Date
- 1984
- Accession Number
- 400194
- USNM Number
- E426823-0
- Collector
- Dr. Dolores Newton
- Donor Name
- Dr. Dolores Newton
- Object Type
- Basket
- Length - Object
- 16 cm
- Width - Object
- 8.5 cm
- Height - Object
- 11 cm
- Place
- Sao Jose, Timbira, Maranhao, Brazil, South America
- See more items in
- Anthropology
- Topic
- Ethnology
- Record ID
- nmnhanthropology_8502432
