Coiled basket. Flat bottom with shallow expanding lower section, then narrowing from lower shoulder to the bottom of the neck. The neck has a smaller diameter at the bottom than that of the body, and continues to narrow to an unembellished rim. The body is decorated with sections of three horizontal zig-zag lines which are 'negative' in that the spaces around and between them have been stained darker than the rest of the material. The lid for this basket is [1935.56.29 .2]. [MOBB [OPS move] 1/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Coiled basket. Flat bottom with shallow expanding lower section, then narrowing from lower shoulder to the bottom of the neck. The neck has a smaller diameter at the bottom than that of the body, and continues to narrow to an unembellished rim. The body is decorated with sections of three horizontal zig-zag lines which are 'negative' in that the spaces around and between them have been stained darker than the rest of the material. The lid for this basket is [1935.56.29 .2]. [MOBB [OPS move] 1/12/2016]
Geographical reference: Zambia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zambia
Cultural groups: Lozi
Person: Field collector F.W. Ensor; PRM source Violet Ensor
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1935
Date collected: By 1935
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1935
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Process Basketry, Process Coiled, Process Stained
Dimensions: Height: max 207 mm, Height: max 232 mm total, Diameter: max 237 mm, Diameter: max 237 mm total
Object numbers: Accession number: 1935.56.29.1

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