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65-10-101
From: Peru | Rio Curanja
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 65-10-101 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Rio Curanja |
Culture Area | Amazonia |
Section | American |
Materials | Leaf | Fiber | Cotton |
Technique | Basketry |
Description | Palm; plaited wiht complex under-over pattern; red achiote designs on exterior accentuate pattern made by weave; top round, bottom square; double rim of palm leaf strips wound with cord and, on exterior, palm strips braided and finished off. Used in varied-serving food, etc; worn as hats by little girls during part of initiation rites. |
Height | 11.3 cm |
Outside Diameter | 26.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965 |
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