Oval coiled basket. Flat bottom and slightly rounded sides. The sides are decorated with the remnants of a design made with stained material. The upper section of the sides are also decorated with pieces of ?material wound around the object and then stitched in place with dyed fibres. The rim is decorated with alternating sections of dyed and undyed material. The lid for this basket is [1994.4.191 .2]. [MOBB [OPS move] 1/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Oval coiled basket. Flat bottom and slightly rounded sides. The sides are decorated with the remnants of a design made with stained material. The upper section of the sides are also decorated with pieces of ?material wound around the object and then stitched in place with dyed fibres. The rim is decorated with alternating sections of dyed and undyed material. The lid for this basket is [1994.4.191 .2]. [MOBB [OPS move] 1/12/2016]
Geographical reference: Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Hampshire County Museums Service
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1994
Date collected: By 1994
Acquisition information: Transferred: 01/1994
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Process Basketry, Process Coiled
Dimensions: Length: max 212 mm total, Width: max 187 mm total, Width: max 187 mm, Height: max 135 mm, Height: max 200 mm total, Length: max 212 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1994.4.191.1

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