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1964.10.046

Basket, made using the coil technique. [AB [OPS Move] 25/11/2016]

1964.10.046

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Collection type
Object
Description
Basket, made using the coil technique. [AB [OPS Move] 25/11/2016]
Long description
Basket, made using the coil technique. The basket is rounded, there is a leather thong knotted to the rim as a handle, the thong passes through the circular lid also. There are upside-down green and purple triangles at the rim. The rim of the lid is bound with green and purple. the basket and lid are mainly natural in colour. [AB [OPS Move] 25/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Borno Maiduguri or Yerwa-maiduguri
Cultural groups
Kanuri
Person
Field collector Andrew Baring
PRM source Andrew Baring
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1963
Date collected
1960 - 1963
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1964
Materials and processes
Material Raffia Leaf Plant, Material Pigment, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Coiled, Process Basketry, Process Dyed, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Height: max 75 mm, Diameter: max 97 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1964.10.046

Search terms: Basketry, Trade, Technique, Basket

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