Basketry lid. Coiled, concave lid with flat central square and straight sides for fitting over the neck of the basket. The basket for this lid is [1913.31.10 .1]. [MOBB [OPS move] 1/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Basketry lid. Coiled, concave lid with flat central square and straight sides for fitting over the neck of the basket. The basket for this lid is [1913.31.10 .1]. [MOBB [OPS move] 1/12/2016]
Long description: Amphora-shaped basket [.1] with small circular lid [.2]. The lid fits inside the rim. [MJD 1/7/2010]
Geographical reference: Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon; Chad
Africa > Central Africa > Chad; Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Niger
Africa > Western Africa > Niger; Lake Chad
Cultural groups: Buduma
Person: Field collector Olive Susan Miranda Temple; PRM source Olive Susan Miranda Temple
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1911
Date collected: 1910 - 1911
Acquisition information: Donated: 1913
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Process Basketry
Dimensions: Diameter: max 76 mm, Height: max 21 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1913.31.10.2
Research and responses: Buduma are present in all 4 countries bordering Lake Chad. [JP 7/12/1999]

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