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# papyrus basket
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2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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This is a basket made from a tall grass that grows by the Nile River in Egypt.
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2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# sealed it with bitumen and pitch
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2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
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2023-10-03 19:11:59 +00:00
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"spread tar on it to keep water from getting into it"
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# sealed
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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Here "sealed" means that she applied a waterproof coating.
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# pitch
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2023-10-03 19:11:59 +00:00
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"tar" or "resin"
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# reeds
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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These "reeds" were a type of tall grass that grew in flat, wet areas.
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