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Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0008-0023   CAS 2000-0008-0023; Food bowl
Category Basketry; Culinary Items
Object Name Food bowl
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 2000
Collection Name N/A
Materials Coconut leaves
Description Oval shaped, basketry food bowl made from four sections of a coconut palm frond that has been split down its rib and the sections then woven together in a 1/1 plaiting technique; At either end the individual palm leaves are wrapped around each other and then braided together to form handles.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.3, Width = 24.7, Length = 62.5