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Basket with Colored Heavy Coils

20th century · Ethiopia

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Plate 1Basket with Colored Heavy Coils, Ethiopia, 20th century, plant fibers, Salem, The Peabody Essex Museum, E28780.

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Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 116, cat. 53 (supplied scan PDF p. 114)

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Basket with Colored Heavy Coils, Ethiopia, 20th century, plant fibers, Salem, The Peabody Essex Museum, E28780.Plate 1 · Don McPhee · Printed p. 116, cat. 53 (supplied scan PDF p. 114)

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Catalogue no. 53: Basket with Colored Heavy Coils. 20th century; plant fibers; Ethiopia.

Date
20th century
Object type
Baskets & containers
Recorded place
Ethiopia
Holding
Salem, The Peabody Essex Museum
Accession
E28780
Source locator
Printed p. 116, cat. 53 (supplied scan PDF p. 114)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).