Accession No
1948.2302 B
Description
Large cylindrical ring, comprising a bundle of grass or reeds with a woven cover of chequered and zigzag design, formed using warps of black split cane and wefts of natural coloured reed. The zigzag design is formed by three wefts passing under each black warp. Used as a pot stand.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Rwanda
Period
Source
Guillebaud, Margaret Lindesay Gamul (Mrs) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1948.2302 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Grass; Cane
Local Term
Measurements
254mm x 38mm x 256mm
Events
Context (Acquisition Details)
Donated by Mrs M. Guillebaud.
Event Date 1948
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1948.2302 A-B: 'Two cylindrical rings, large, used as pot stands. Made of bundle of grass or reeds, with a woven cover in black and white split cane and reed. A: Cover in chequer design and fatter than B, which has the same chequer design, but with a variation of black zigzag along inner surface made by the weft passing under 3 warps at a time.'
Event Date 1948
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Large cylindrical ring, comprising a bundle of grass or reeds with a woven cover of chequered and zigzag design, formed using warps of black split cane and wefts of natural coloured reed. The zigzag design is formed by three wefts passing under each black warp. Used as a pot stand.
Event Date 28/11/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:300269
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