Carrier (Object)

2010-10-9

From: Madagascar | Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 2010-10-9
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Madagascar | Congo
Section African
Materials Plant Fiber
Description

Betel Carrier. Oversied bag with overlapping cover. Trapezoidal shape. Dark brown crossed pattern. Corded fiber pieces attached on bottom of each side and strung through to form handle at top. Out braided cord along bottom.

Height 65 cm
Width 41.5 cm
Depth 2.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2010
Other Number 1993.X.1223 - Other Number

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