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1964.10.052.1

Basket container. For lid see [1964.10.052 .2]. [JC [OPS Move] 28/11/2016]


1964.10.052.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Basket container. For lid see [1964.10.052 .2]. [JC [OPS Move] 28/11/2016]
Long description
Basket container [.1] with lid [.2]. The basket is oval in shape with a pointed base protected by leather. Around the opening are four string lugs through which are threaded two handles of plaited plant fibre. The lid is domed with an upturned rim and protecting leather cap at the apex. [JC [OPS Move] 28/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Borno Maiduguri or Yerwa-maiduguri
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 Straw Fibre Plant, Material Animal Skin, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Plant Fibre, Material String, Process Basketry, Process Woven, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Height: max 256 mm total, Diameter: max 173 mm total, Height: max 220 mm, Diameter: max 173 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1964.10.052.1

Search terms: Basketry, Basket, Lid

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