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1945.10.17

Circular basket-mat. The back is made of one piece of leather and on the front pieces of plant fibre have been wound around to form concentric circles. [ZM 6/7/2004]

1945.10.17

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Collection type
Object
Description
Circular basket-mat. The back is made of one piece of leather and on the front pieces of plant fibre have been wound around to form concentric circles. [ZM 6/7/2004]
Geographical reference
Angola
Africa > Central Africa > Angola
Southern Angola
Person
Field collector Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Field collector Diana Powell-Cotton
PRM source Powell-Cotton Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1936-1937
Date collected
1936-1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1945
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material String, Material Plant Fibre, Process Wound
Dimensions
Diameter: max 150 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.10.17 Other numbers: Powell-Cotton number 36.2224)

Search terms: Ritual and Ceremonial, Marriage, Toilet, Ornament, Toilet Article, Head Ornament, Clothing

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