Basket Item Number: 3201/11 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven basket. Basket flares widely from a small round base toward lip. Construction is grass fibre woven around sedge root into a tube, narrow at bottom centre, thickening as it winds up to rim. Brown dyed grass is used to create open diamond shaped patterns extending from rim to base, with a smaller, closed diamond in a light brown inside. This is visible on both interior and exterior of basket.
Narrative
Purchased by the donor from the "Botswanacraft" shop in Gaborone, in 1985.
Item History
- Made in Botswana during 1985
- Collected in Gaborone, Botswana during 1985
- Owned by Janet Tomkins before September 29, 2016
- Received from Janet Tomkins (Donor) on September 29, 2016
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 3201/11
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, sedge root and dye
- Overall
- height 7.5 cm, diameter 22.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Batswana
- Previous Owner
- Janet Tomkins
- Received from
- Janet Tomkins (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Botswana
- Collected in
- Gaborone, Botswana
When
- Creation Date
- during 1985
- Collection Date
- during 1985
- Ownership Date
- before September 29, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on September 29, 2016
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3201/0011