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1921.9.203

Basketry tray for twin birth ceremony. [ASh [OPS move] 10/5/2017]

1921.9.203

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Collection type
Object
Description
Basketry tray for twin birth ceremony. [ASh [OPS move] 10/5/2017]
Long description
Basketry tray for twin birth ceremony. Consisting of coiled plant fibre shaped into a disc with upturned edges. Attached via plant fibre string to 1921.9.201-.204. [ASh [OPS move] 10/5/2017]
Geographical reference
Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda
Western Region [Hoima, Kibale, Masindi districts] / Bunyoro-Kitara
Cultural groups
Nyoro
Person
Field collector John Roscoe
Field collector Mackie Ethnological Expedition
PRM source John Roscoe
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1920
Date collected
circa 1919
Acquisition information
Donated: 1921
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre, Process Coiled, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Height: max 20 mm, Diameter: max 104 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.9.203
Research and responses

Rev. John Roscoe The Soul of Central Africa, A General Account of The Mackie Ethnological Expedition, London 1922. Balfour Library Reference : Africa 8

Also: Roscoe The Northern Bantu, Cambridge 1915. Balfour Library Africa 8

Search terms: Basketry, Religion, Ritual and Ceremonial, Divination Religion, Basket, Religious Object, Divination Accessory