Basket with cover

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Date created: circa 1910

Culture/People: Yara Taíno
Expedition: Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition (1919)
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected in 1919 by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during the MAI-sponsored Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition.
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Place: Baracoa; Baracoa Municipality; Guantánamo Province; Cuba
Archipelago: Greater Antilles
Island Name: Cuba
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Yara Taíno; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/2239
Barcode: 092239.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels
Indigenous Term: jaba

Object Name: Basket with cover
Media/Materials: Yarey palm fiber, dye/dyes
Techniques: Dyed, plaited, braided
Dimensions: 20.00 x 16.00 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66a7b889b-0c12-44b9-a3ae-7f43005da3c6

Record ID: NMAI_99484