Object Number | 87-13-138 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Ethiopia | Asmara |
Section | African |
Materials | Fiber |
Technique | Basketry |
Description | Two identical carrying baskets of wide grass. The weave is fairly loose, and neither basket is quite symmetrical. The top edge is finished with a "rope" of twisted grass which has been woven in with an overhand stitch. The two handles on each basket are also of twisted grass. |
Height | 37 cm |
Length | 59 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Aurelio Cinquegrana, 1987 |
Other Number | L-897-57 - Old Museum Number |
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