Accession No
1926.84 C.1-2
Description
Diagonally woven plant fibre basket with lid. The basket and lid both have a square base and circular rim reinforced with plant fibre. Decorated with horizontal purple and orange striped bands. The base of the basket and top of the lid are decorated with an orange and purple square.
Place
Africa; ?Central Africa; ?Democratic Republic of the Congo
Period
Source
Forfeitt, John Lawson (Reverend) [field collector]; Hurry, Jamieson Boyd (Dr) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1926.84 C.1-2; MAA: Z 21257 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Grass; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
102mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1926.84 A-C: '3 baskets.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 21257 A-B: 'Two deep basketwork trays with light and dark brown designs. Could be lids for baskets. A much larger than B.'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1926.84 A-C: 'Small baskets, 2 of light brown with patterns of dark brown and square lids. C: The basket without a lid is of a different weave and material to the other 2, with reddish purple and orange stripes.'
Event Date
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (Acquisition Details)
'Forfeitt Collection' information taken from record 1926.83.
Event Date 31/8/2001
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (Amendments / updates)
Record created from Accession Register, 31/8/2001
Event Date 31/8/2001
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Diagonally woven plant fibre basket with lid. The basket and lid both have a square base and circular rim reinforced with plant fibre. Decorated with horizontal purple and orange striped bands. The base of the basket and top of the lid are decorated with an orange and purple square.
Event Date 4/11/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Analysis)
Z 21257 B is a basket lid with a similar pattern of colours as the lid marked 1926.84 C (which was formerly assigned the accession no. Z 21257 A). Z 21257 B is smaller than the lid for 1926.84 C. It is possible that Z 21257 B was acquired with, or originates from the same place as, 1926.84 C.
Event Date 4/11/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Amendments / updates)
During the Stores Move project (2020-2025), a basketry lid with the accession number Z 21257 A was found to be marked with the number '26.84 C'. The lid has the same pattern and colours as the basket labelled 1926.84 C. The basket and lid have therefore been reunited, and the accession number changed to 1926.84 C.1-2 to reflect the two parts of the object. The description and number fields have been updated accordingly.
Event Date 4/11/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Diagonally woven plant fibre basket with square base and circular rim reinforced with plant fibre. Decorated with horizontal purple and orange striped bands. The base is decorated with an orange and purple square.
Event Date 13/4/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:296257
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