Accession No
1932.558 B
Description
Small, flat, sub-circular coffee tray of woven plant fibre, with a thickened rim of black wefts and natural coloured warps of varying widths. Formed of two layers. The upper layer has broad black warps and narrower wefts with a design of red zigzags on a natural coloured background. The base layer has broad red warps and narrower wefts with a design of two red bands and two natural coloured bands.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Rwanda
Period
Source
Rogers, Frank H. [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1932.558 B
Cultural Affliation
Tutsi [Batutsi]
Material
Plant; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
109mm x 20mm x 115mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1932.558 A-E: 'Five specimens of basket work. B-C: 2 coffee trays.'
Event Date 1932
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Small, flat, sub-circular coffee tray of woven plant fibre, with a thickened rim of black wefts and natural coloured warps of varying widths. Formed of two layers. The upper layer has broad black warps and narrower wefts with a design of red zigzags on a natural coloured background. The base layer has broad red warps and narrower wefts with a design of two red bands and two natural coloured bands.
Event Date 1/12/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:300356
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