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Koláu (Wicker Basket with Handle)

Maker Unknown, Noanamá Chocó

MediumFiber

Dimensions9 1/2” (without handle) x 10” Diam.

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Mortimer C. Howe Fund

Object numberNLA1970.022.HOW

DescriptionWicker basket with handle (koláu) in olla shape. Made by women mostly for themselves. Small square base, wide round shoulder, round neck and rim. Warps are dark, wefts are light, rim wrapped in dark.

ClassificationsBasketry

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