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Bottle-shaped Basket with Conical Top

Amhara; or Somali

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Caption

Amhara; or Somali. Bottle-shaped Basket with Conical Top, early 20th century. Fiber, height: (25.0 cm) diam.: (16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Lucy Addoms, 30.1216a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Cultures

Amhara, or Somali

Title

Bottle-shaped Basket with Conical Top

Date

early 20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Ethiopia

Medium

Fiber

Classification

Container

Dimensions

height: (25.0 cm) diam.: (16.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Lucy Addoms

Accession Number

30.1216a-b

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Artists and makers

Amhara

119 works in the collection

Somali

6 works in the collection