Globular coiled basket of light coloured grass. For the lid please refer to 1886.1.469 .2 [BH [OPS Move] 6/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Globular coiled basket of light coloured grass. For the lid please refer to 1886.1.469 .2 [BH [OPS Move] 6/12/2016]
Long description: Globular coiled basket of light coloured grass. Form circular, the lower part rounded, with flat bottom. The top is flat with a circular hole in the middle. There are two small loop handles at the sides of the top. For the lid please refer to [1886.1.469 .2] [BH [OPS Move] 6/12/2016]
Geographical reference: South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa; Cape of Good Hope
Cultural groups: Nguni
Person: Field collector H.F. de Lisle; PRM source Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Date / Period: Date made: On or before 1827
Date collected: ?On or before 1827
Acquisition information: Transferred: 08/03/1886
Materials and processes: Material Grass Fibre Plant, Process Basketry
Dimensions: Diameter: max 198 mm total, Height: max 151 mm total, Height: max 151 mm, Diameter: max 198 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1886.1.469.1 Other numbers: 106

Search terms: Basketry, Basket, Lid

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