Accession No
Z 14505.2
Description
Kakbinya. A basket made from woven strips of cane with rim and handle. The rim is separate and bound on with strips of cane. The base is broken and parts are missing. The handle is passed through the sides just below the rim and tied in a knot. The other end is tied to the handle of Z 14505.1.
Place
Africa; West Africa; Sierra Leone; Northern Province; Rowala
Period
Source
Thomas, Northcote Whitridge [field collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 14505.2; MAA: AR 1916.198; E 1916.146; 144 [Museum no.]; 77 A [Thomas Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Timne
Material
Basketry; Plant; Cane; Fibre
Local Term
Kakbinya [on Thomas labels]
Measurements
170mm x 270mm x 150mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Part of the 1E 916.146 (AR 1916.198) N.W. Thomas Ethnological Collection, Sierra Leone. Collected for the museum in 1914. This collection now bears Z numbers.
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Basket for baby's bed clothes.
[note in different hand] 77a basket (Kakbainya) for baby's bed clothes
[accessions register reads] 2 baskets for baby's clothes.
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Labels & Markings)
Thomas (SL) label attached with string reads: '77A / Basket (kakbainya) for baby's bed clothes. / Timne (Rowala).'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Labels & Markings)
Luggage tag attached with string reads: '77a | Kakbainya / Rowala / Timne | NWT'
in second hand and circled: '144'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Related Documents)
See E 1916.146 record for further details about the Thomas Collection from Sierra Leone. [T.Cotterill]
Event Date 7/5/2001
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
2 baskets found, tied together with fibre string. 77A has no base. [R.Hand]
Event Date 25/9/2001
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
A basket made from woven strips of cane with rim and handle. The rim is separate and bound on with strips of cane. The base is broken and parts are missing. The handle is passed through the sides just below the rim and tied in a knot. The other end is tied to the handle of Z 14505.1.
Event Date 10/8/2018
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Amendments / updates)
Record updated as part of the Museum Affordances project 2018-2020
Event Date 10/8/2018
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:280886
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