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Basketry Bowl

Maker Unknown, Igorot

MediumCloth, feathers, fiber, pigment, wood, mica, synthetic cordage

Dimensions2 1/2” H x 4 1/2” W

Credit LineLathrop Hall Collection

Object numberH35F

DescriptionBasketry bowl with two rings of yellow and dark alternating fibers on the bottom and five rings of red-dyed bamboo around the body of the basket. From either side feathers are suspended and a piece of mica is suspended on one side from one side from the remains of a cloth handle. The handle was replaced with shiny red synthetic cordage.

ClassificationsBasketry

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