Accession No
1961.10.1-2
Description
Basket for holding food while travelling. Coiled basket with circular base, shallow walls and a conical lid; entirely covered with leather, with four loops of leather running from rim to the top of the lid and fastened with a strip of leather at the centre of the lip; leather strap handle for suspension.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Ethiopia; Adis Ababa
Period
Source
Scott, Hugh (Dr) [field collector and bequeather]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1961.10.1-2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Fibre; Leather
Local Term
Measurements
178mm x 270mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Food basket for holding teff-bread, dried raw meat, etc., when on a journey. It is a coiled basket with lid, all covered with leather.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Donated by Dr Hugh Scott, FRS.
Collected in Addis Ababa 1927.
Event Date 1927
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Basket for holding food while travelling. Coiled basket with circular base, shallow walls and a conical lid; entirely covered with leather, with four loops of leather running from rim to the top of the lid and fastened with a strip of leather at the centre of the lip; leather strap handle for suspension.
Event Date 21/2/2022
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:106020
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