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Object Type: basket
Museum number: Am1855,1220.187
Description: Basket made of grass (Juncus magellanicus) with loop at rim; half-hitch coiled.
Production ethnic group: Made by: Yahgan (?); Made by: Alacaluf (?)
Production date: 1800-1850
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
Materials: grass
Technique: coiled (basketry)
Dimensions: Height: 16 centimetres; Length: 27 centimetres; Width: 22 centimetres
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Donated by: Haslar Hospital Museum; Donated by: Lords of Admiralty
Acquisition date: 1855
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Am1855,1220.187

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