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17062

From: Australia

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 17062
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Australia
Date Made Before 1893
Section Oceanian
Materials Plant Fiber
Technique Basketry
Description

Round coiled basket, broadest near base and tapering somewhat towards top. No lid. Made by Queen Mary of Lake Tyre South Gippsland" [Lake Tyers Aboriginal Mission, established in 1863 on the shore of Lake Tyers in Victoria‘s Gippsland region].

Height 18 cm
Outside Diameter 22 cm
Credit Line Gift of Robert H. Lamborn, 1893

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