Basket
58-37-50.1
From: Ecuador
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 58-37-50.1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Jivaro |
| Provenience | Ecuador |
| Culture Area | Amazonia |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cane (plant) | Palm Leaf |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Description | Said to be the basket in which the severed human head is carried. Telescope tpe, upper part fitting inside lower. Both parts of diagnonal open-work twill like chair seat, made of 2 faces with palm leaf between. Flat bases, straight sides, round. Lower basket broad, upper 9inverted) high. Bark carrying straps and rings on top. Dry condition with parts broken and missing |
| Height | 38 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Width | 33 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
| Other Number | L-256-6 - Old Loan Number |
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