Burden Basket
78-1-11
From: Mexico (Central America)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 78-1-11 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mexico (Central America) |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Leather |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Description | Frame is constructed of three bent branches lashed together with leather strips. Basket is very open weaving of leather strips (approx. 1 cm in width) which have become very stiff. Basket is circular at top and narrows to point at the base. |
| Height | 54 cm |
| Width | 47 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mary Elizabeth King, 1978 |
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