Accession No

1948.2330 B


Description

Shallow, ovular seed tray of woven plant fibre, with a thickened rim of black wefts and natural coloured warps. Formed of two layers; the upper layer with red warps and a geometric design of long, acute triangles in natural colour and red; the base layer of natural colour. Convex base.


Place

Africa; Central Africa; Rwanda


Period


Source

Guillebaud, Margaret Lindesay Gamul (Mrs) [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1948.2330 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Plant


Local Term


Measurements

181mm x 50mm x 195mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1948.2330 A-B: 'Two shallow circular seed trays of double wicker work with reinforced borders, woven in black wefts on natural warps. B: Outside and inside same sized weave. Warps broader than wefts. Inside with boldly toothed zigzag bands acute triangles of red woven in, room being made for the red wefts by inserting the natural coloured ones diagonally and reducing their number locally.'
Event Date 1948
Author: maa


Context (Acquisition Details)
Donated by Mrs M. Guillebaud.
Event Date 1948
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Shallow, ovular seed tray of woven plant fibre, with a thickened rim of black wefts and natural coloured warps. Formed of two layers; the upper layer with red warps and a geometric design of long, acute triangles in natural colour and red; the base layer of natural colour. Convex base.
Event Date 29/11/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


FM:300288

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