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Infant shade

mid 20th–20th century
Object PlaceUganda
Medium/TechniquePlant fiber
DimensionsOverall: 47 x 20.3 x 29.2 cm (18 1/2 x 8 x 11 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dwight B. and Anna Cooper Heath, in memory of their son, David B. Heath
Accession number2008.1515
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsBasketry
ProvenanceAbout 2002, sold by Alpha Jenna, New York to Dwight B. Heath, Providence, RI; 2008, gift of Dwight B. and Anna C. Heath to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 17, 2008)

NOTE: Provenance information was provided by the donor at the time of the gift, and has not been verified.
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