Rectangular basketry lid for the basket 1884.43.20 .3 .1 [MOBB [OPS move] 24/11/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Rectangular basketry lid for the basket 1884.43.20 .3 .1 [MOBB [OPS move] 24/11/2016]
Long description: Rectangular basketry lid. The interior is blonde and the exterior is blonde and black. The top is woven into alternating, concentric rectangles with two squares composed of triangles, and a black rectangle separating them, at the centre. The sides have a zigzag and dot pattern running around them. The rim is reinforced with stained, bent cane tied to it. The basket for this lid is 1884.43.20 .3 .1 This basket is part of a nest of 1 of 5. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/11/2016]
Geographical reference: Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1884
Date collected: Prior to 1884
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884 Found unentered: Unknown date
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Material Cane Plant, Process Twill Woven, Process Plaited, Process Basketry, Process Bent, Process Stained, Process Tied
Dimensions: Height: max 31 mm, Width: max 69 mm, Length: max 89 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.43.20.3.2

Search terms: Basketry, Vessel, Lid

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