Accession No

1948.2314 B


Description

Coiled basket with flat base and slightly sloping sides; band of dark colouring around the middle. Conical cover with slightly flaring rim, band of dark colour around rim and darker natural tone at point.


Place

Africa; Central Africa; Rwanda


Period


Source

Guillebaud, Margaret Lindesay Gamul (Mrs) [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1948.2314 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Plant; Grass; Pigment


Local Term


Measurements

122mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1948.2314 A-C: 'Three tiny tumbler-shaped finely coiled baskets with conical covers, which were given as presents on visits to houses. Not made now.
A: The largest; cover coarser than body, black horizontal stripes made of black coils. Body with two black parallelograms made of black coils, natural wrapping wide apart. B: Cover with brown point. One black band on body, of overlaid black coil, natural wrapping far apart. Brown base. Lid as fine coiling as body, with a black edging.
C: Tiny basket, brown pointed cover, two black bands round body in similar fashion to A & B.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Acquisition Details)
(bio) (female donor): Mrs M. Guilleband
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Coiled basket with flat base and slightly sloping sides; band of dark colouring around the middle. Conical cover with slightly flaring rim, band of dark colour around rim and darker natural tone at point.
Event Date 25/11/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe


FM:300258

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