Basket with hinged lid. The basket has a pointed base. The body and base are twill woven in a curved design. The rim is twined. The circular lid is disc shaped and chequer woven. [MJD 17/6/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Basket with hinged lid. The basket has a pointed base. The body and base are twill woven in a curved design. The rim is twined. The circular lid is disc shaped and chequer woven. [MJD 17/6/2010]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Akwa Ibom State
Cultural groups: Igbo; Etche
Person: Field collector Percy Amaury Talbot; PRM source Percy Amaury Talbot
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1916
Date collected: By 1916
Acquisition information: Donated: 1916
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Process Basketry, Process Twill Woven, Process Chequer Woven, Process Twined Woven
Dimensions: Diameter: max 203 mm, Height: max 320 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1916.45.47
Associated publications: Illustrated in Talbot, 'Tribes of the Niger Delta', 1932, Fig. 13, p. 210. [CF 26/3/2001]

Search terms: Basketry, Basket, Lid

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