basket (containers)

General view of object no. 27.8.49/29.
General view of object no. 27.8.49/29.
General view of object no. 27.8.49/29.
General view of object no. 27.8.49/29. General view of object no. 27.8.49/29. General view of object no. 27.8.49/29.

An oblong basket. The lid and base are attached together with string and cannot be separated. The basket has cane pipe supporting its edges. The basket is decorated with clusters of red, yellow and brown feathers. Label: one white exhibition label, printed.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
27.8.49/29
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 108 x 235 x 64 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
feathers; string; plant fibre; cane
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Americas > Amazonia WaiWai
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