Accession No
1948.2378 C
Description
Coiled basket with flat base and straight sides. Flaring conical lid. Covered in red and white glass beads; zigzags on body, stripes on lid. Area of damage on lid.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Rwanda
Period
Source
Guillebaud, Margaret Lindesay Gamul (Mrs) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1948.2378 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Grass; Glass
Local Term
Measurements
110mm
Events
Context (Acquisition Details)
(bio) (female donor): Mrs M. Guilleband
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1948.2378 A-C: 'Three little bead covered baskets, with pointed lids. The basket work very firmly and closely woven on coiled method.
A: Red, white and blue beads. Triangular design on basket, parallel lines on the lid. Long blunt point to lid.
B: Red and white beads, triangular design all over. Sharper point to lid.
C: Red and white zig-zag design on basket, parallel lines on the lid. Very fine basket work.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Coiled basket with flat base and straight sides. Flaring conical lid. Covered in red and white glass beads; zigzags on body, stripes on lid. Area of damage on lid.
Event Date 25/11/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:300261
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