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Twill Basket

Maker Unknown, Noanamá Chocó

MediumFiber

Dimensions5 1/8” H x 6 3/4” Diam.

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Mortimer C. Howe Fund

Object numberNLA1970.025.HOW

DescriptionTwill basket, open (nemdi) with square bottom, round mouth, and simple handle. Patterns created by the twill and variations in the brown fibers. Made by women and women’s property mostly.

ClassificationsBasketry

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Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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