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Title	Winnowing basket
Date	1954-1989
Material Type	Baskets (containers)
Description	Circular winnowing basket; tightly woven, wrapped loop attached to rim and below rim is one solid piece of bamboo for stability; origin Mbo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Condition	Purple stain on some woven pieces on the bottom; inside is very discolored.
Dimensions	Circumference: 35.5 cm.
Subject	Baskets -- Africa Winnowing Raffia work -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 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)
Collector	Towles, Joseph A. Turnbull, Colin M.
Collection in Repository	Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection
Call Number	1989.001.118b
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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