Oval shaped basketry box made of palm leaf for perfume decorated with dyed red strands. For the lid for this box see 1936.16.170 .2. [CW [OPS Move] 12/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Oval shaped basketry box made of palm leaf for perfume decorated with dyed red strands. For the lid for this box see 1936.16.170 .2. [CW [OPS Move] 12/12/2016]
Long description: Box [.1] made of palm leaf for perfume with lid [.2] and leather handle. The box is rectangular with curved corners. The box has a geometric design with red bands. [MJD 3/6/2010]
Geographical reference: Somalia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Somalia
Cultural groups: Arab
Person: Field collector Diana Powell-Cotton; PRM source Diana Powell-Cotton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1935
Date collected: 1934 - 1935
Acquisition information: Donated: 1936
Materials and processes: Material Palm Leaf Plant, Process Plaited, Process Coiled, Process Basketry
Dimensions: Width: max 100 mm total, Length: max 232 mm total, Length: max 232 mm, Height: max 60 mm, Height: max 92 mm total, Width: max 100 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1936.16.170.1 Other numbers: 628