Accession No

1948.2327 B


Description

Shallow, circular seed tray of woven plant fibre, with a thickened rim of twisted black and natural coloured fibre. Formed of two layers; the upper layer with red warps, and two groups of red lozenges between three groups of black lozenges; the base layer with red warps and natural colour wefts. Asymmetrical convex base.


Place

Africa; Central Africa; Rwanda


Period


Source

Guillebaud, Margaret Lindesay Gamul (Mrs) [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1948.2327 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Plant


Local Term


Measurements

168mm x 38mm x 172mm


Events

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


Description (Physical description)
Description of 1948.2327 A-B: 'Two shallow circular double wicker-work seed trays, with black and white woven, reinforced borders. Both have red warps, and are patterned on the inside with bold red and black lozenges, elongated laterally, room being made for the coloured wefts by inserting the natural coloured ones diagonally, and reducing their number locally.
B: Three groups of black, and two of red pattern. No pattern on outside which is of coarser weave.'
Event Date 1948
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Shallow, circular seed tray of woven plant fibre, with a thickened rim of twisted black and natural coloured fibre. Formed of two layers; the upper layer with red warps, and two groups of red lozenges between three groups of black lozenges; the base layer with red warps and natural colour wefts. Asymmetrical convex base.
Event Date 29/11/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


FM:300291

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