Accession No
1948.2310 C
Description
Coiled basket with flat base and straight sides; conical lid. Patches of dark pigmentation on body. Base darker than body.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Rwanda
Period
Source
Guillebaud, Margaret Lindesay Gamul (Mrs) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1948.2310 C; G7 [inside lid]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Grass; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
126mm
Events
Context (Acquisition Details)
(bio) (female donor): Mrs M. Guilleband
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1948.2310 A-C: 'Three very small tumbler-shaped coiled baskets with conical covers.
A: Flat brown base, finely coiled body and cover. Body has two vertical patterns of rough concertina shape in blue-green wrapping on overlaid foundation. Very finely made rim to body and cover.
B: Very finely coiled body, cover rougher with brown point. Flat very fine base. 2 black parallelograms encircle the body, with pattern of wrapping (NB. See small sketch on catalogue card).
C: Roughly made especially cover, pattern of squares, three overlain black strips of foundation with natural wrapping. These used as presents.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Coiled basket with flat base and straight sides; conical lid. Patches of dark pigmentation on body. Base darker than body.
Event Date 25/11/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:300263
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