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Basket in various colors, and with stitched leather.
Lidded Basket
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Lidded Basket

Maker Nupe Artist
Dateundated
Place of originNigeria, Africa
MediumFiber
Dimensions7 x 12 1/4 in. (17.8 x 31.1 cm)
ClassificationsBasketry
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1991.27.61
Collections
Visual DescriptionBasket in various colors, and with stitched leather.
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Lid for basket
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20th century
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Lid for basket
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Lid for basket
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