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1967.16.20

Coiled basketry cover with cowrie shells. Circular cover, coiled black line in the centre, with brown and black around the rim. Cowrie shells cover the base and up to the edge of the rim. [RM [OPS move] 7/12/2016]

1967.16.20

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Collection type
Object
Description
Coiled basketry cover with cowrie shells. Circular cover, coiled black line in the centre, with brown and black around the rim. Cowrie shells cover the base and up to the edge of the rim. [RM [OPS move] 7/12/2016]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Person
Field collector Hubert Frank Mathews
PRM source Hubert Frank Mathews
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1920-1929
Date collected
circa 1920 - 1929
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1967
Materials and processes
Material Grass Fibre Plant, Material Pigment, Material Cowrie Shell, Process Coiled, Process Dyed, Process Covered, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Height: max 28 mm, Diameter: max 244 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1967.16.20

Search terms: Basketry, Food and Drink, Food Accessory, Basket