Basket Item Number: K4.155 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dish-shaped basket with sides that flare upward and a round base. Design consists of two horizontal rows of brown downward pointing triangles in four equally spaced double-pairs surrounded by horizontal dark brown bands on a natural brown background. Dish has a short foot at the base.
Item History
- Made in Zambia
- Collected between 1956 and 1965
- Owned by Marie-Claire Delahaye before November 1969
- Received from Marie-Claire Delahaye (Donor) during November 1969
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- K4.155
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- plant fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- coiled
- Overall
- height 8.9 cm, diameter 21.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Southern African
- Previous Owner
- Marie-Claire Delahaye
- Received from
- Marie-Claire Delahaye (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Zambia
When
- Collection Date
- between 1956 and 1965
- Ownership Date
- before November 1969
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1969
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0158/0027