Basket, rectangular shaped with close fitting lid. There is a woven snake pattern around the edge in black and plain plant fibre. The rim of the lid has a thick band of plant fibre. The top of the lid has a geometic pattern. The basket is plain in colour, woven in a zigzag pattern. The rim of the basket has a band of dark plant fibre. [MJD 29/4/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Basket, rectangular shaped with close fitting lid. There is a woven snake pattern around the edge in black and plain plant fibre. The rim of the lid has a thick band of plant fibre. The top of the lid has a geometic pattern. The basket is plain in colour, woven in a zigzag pattern. The rim of the basket has a band of dark plant fibre. [MJD 29/4/2010]
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 Chequer Woven, Process Twill Woven, Process Basketry, Process Bound
Dimensions: Height: max 125 mm total, Width: max 252 mm total, Length: max 305 mm total
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.43.16.2 PR no.: 22 /11547