Accession No

1948.2304 B.1-2


Description

Coiled basket and lid. Basket (.1) with slightly concave base and flared walls with an upright rim; decorated with two rows of triangles in black fibre; flat lid with internal wall and protruding central handle; decorated with black triangles radiating from the centre and from the rim.


Place

Africa; Central Africa; Rwanda


Period


Source

Guillebaud, Margaret Lindesay Gamul (Mrs) [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1948.2304 B.1-2


Cultural Affliation


Material

Plant; Fibre; Pigment


Local Term


Measurements

250mm


Events

Context (Display)
Display label found pinned to lid: 'Coiled basket'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring


Context (Related Documents)
Sketch on reverse of catalogue card.

Event Date 1948
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1948.2304 A-B: 'Round coiled baskets, similar in shape to 48.2305. / A: Smaller than 48.2305, otherwise similar, with a design of red and black what look like conventionalized trees with interlocking branches (see back). These appear also on the lid. / B: Shallower than A, with a flat lid with a knob in the centre. Design in black only, consisting of dog-tooth triangles pointing downwards from the rim and upwards from the base, on the basket, and in 'rays' from the centre knob, and inwards from the outer edge of lid.'
Event Date 1948
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Coiled basket and lid. Basket (.1) with slightly concave base and flared walls with an upright rim; decorated with two rows of triangles in black fibre; flat lid with internal wall and protruding central handle; decorated with black triangles radiating from the centre and from the rim.
Event Date 29/11/2022
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:300295

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