Object

Accession No

Z 12020

Description

Rectangular woven tie-tie or agba wooden basket. The basket body is of woven wooden strands secured by intricately tied fibre to form two framed longitudinal sides connected by two lower transverse sides, fixed upon a solid wood base. Described in Collector's label as a basket for men to use to carry objects such as yams as well as to be 'hung on wall of house with offering for juju'. 19 fragments detached but present.

Place

Africa; West Africa; Nigeria; Edo State; Benin City

Period

Source

Thomas, Northcote Whitridge [field collector]; Bevan, Anthony Ashley (Professor) [monetary donor]

Department

Anth

Reference Numbers

Z 12020; 13 [Thomas Coll. - 1st Cat.]

Cultural Affliation

Edo

Material

Fibre; Wood

Local Term

agba

Measurements

696mm

Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 12020: 'Men's basket for yams, etc; made of tie-tie (agba)'
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
1st Thomas Catalogue notes numbers 1-249 as "Bini (Benin City)". [R.Hand]

Event Date 31/5/2001
Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
See E 1910.118 and E 1913.3 records for further details about the Thomas Collection from Nigeria. [T.Cotterill]
Event Date 7/5/2001
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Rectangular woven tie-tie or agba wooden basket. The basket body is of woven wooden strands secured by intricately tied fibre to form two framed longitudinal sides connected by two lower transverse sides, fixed upon a solid wood base. Described in Collector's label as a basket for men to use to carry objects such as yams as well as to be 'hung on wall of house with offering for juju'. 19 fragments detached but present.
Event Date 17/9/2021
Author: Jane Pettitt

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