| Title | Basket |
| Date | Early 1920s |
| Material Type | Baskets (containers)
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| Description | Basket from Liberia that resembles the han blai (woven) basket from Sierra Leone. Used for fishing. It is not tightly woven. Origin Liberia. |
| Dimensions | Top Width: 13 cm, Base Width: 8 cm |
| Subject | Basket making
Baskets -- Africa, West
Fishing -- Africa, West
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| Geographic Region | Africa, Sub-Saharan
Africa, West
Liberia
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| Collector | Oberly, Robert
Oberly, Jennie
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| Collection in Repository | Lois Fries Collection
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| Collection Note | Donated by Dr. Lois Fries, these artifacts were collected in the early 1920s by Reverend Robert and Jennie Oberly. The Reverend and his wife were missionaries to Liberia for the United Lutheran Church. |
| Call Number | 1992.001.007 |
| Holding Institution | Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
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| Digital Collection | Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
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| 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 |
