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Object Type
container
Museum number
Am1936,0714.59.a
Description
Container (with tassels) made of basketry, feathers.
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Waiwai
Production date
1936
(before)
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
L H Tracy Ashburner
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Essequibo, River
Materials
feather
Technique
basketry
Dimensions
Height:
12 centimetres
(a+b)
Width:
25 centimetres
(a+b)
Depth:
8 centimetres
(a+b)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Mrs G A Ashburner
Acquisition date
1936
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am1936,0714.59.a