DepartmentLatin America
Basket
NameBasket
CultureTucano Indians (of the Rio Negro)
Date1977
Place madeManaus, Amazonas, Brazil, South America
Mediumfiber
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sallie Wagner, IFAF Collection, Museum of International Folk Art
Object numberFA.1977.34.25
DescriptionRound, cylindrical basket with square bottom. Natural colored fibers are used with red-dyed fibers to create two bands of geometrical designs. Red-dyed fibers are dyed only on one side so that the inside of the basket has no design.Purch. at a mission in manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
