E0855: India- Basket

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0855

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Headwear

Marks/Labels:

TAG: "Example of woven straw (Santal)." "STRAW PADS For protecting the head when carrying heavy water pots. (Santal)"

Materials:

botanical ➔ fiber

Dimensions:

29 cm L
5 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Santal, India

Description:

Basket used to protect person when carrying water on the head.

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