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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1991-0001-0005   CAS 1991-0001-0005; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Micronesian: Marshallese
Global Region Oceania
Country Marshall Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Pandanus; Wood; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Raffia
Description Round flat bottomed, open weave basket with cowrie shells in center and around rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.5, Max Diam = 34.7