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Title	Straw market basket
Date	1954-1989
Material Type	Baskets (containers)
Description	Market carrying basket with two handles; origin Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Dimensions	Height: 33 cm.
Subject	Baskets -- Africa Straw Material culture -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Civilization -- 20th century Mbo (Congolese (Democratic Republic) people)
Geographic Region	Africa Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Congo (Democratic Republic) Ituri Forest (Congo)
Collector	Towles, Joseph A. Turnbull, Colin M.
Collection in Repository	Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection
Call Number	1989.001.110c
Holding Institution	Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
Digital Collection	Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
Rights	Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.
Media Type	Objects

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