Culture/People

Yara Taíno

Expedition

Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition (1919)

Collector

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Object Name

Basket with cover

Media/Materials

Yarey palm fiber, dye/dyes

Techniques

Dyed, plaited, braided

Dimensions

20.00 x 16.00 cm

Object Type

Containers and Vessels

Native Term

jaba

Place

Baracoa; Baracoa Municipality; Guantánamo Province; Cuba

Archipelago

Greater Antilles

Island Name

Cuba

Geographical Areas

Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

Date created

circa 1910

Collection History

Collected in 1919 by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during the MAI-sponsored Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition.

Catalog Number

9/2239

Barcode

092239.000

See related items

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Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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