Basket

Museum number:

16-11828

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Alternate number:

6 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.2022

Object count:

1

Description:

Pear-shaped basket with constricted mouth and handle; wicker weave; made of “tamiche” vine; for carrying and storage. Made from aerial roots of a species of Heteropsis. 14 inches height; called Kusugnpu(sp?); made by Mercedes (nawakuhikemba)

Donor:

Patricia J. Lyon

Collection place:

Keros village, Q'osñipata District, Paucartambo Province

Verbatim coll. place:

Peru

Culture or time period:

Huachipaeri

Collector:

Patricia J. Lyon

Collection date:

June 30, 1964

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Baskets (containers)

Department:

South America (except Ancient Peru)

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