Basket Item Number: 3201/12 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small woven basket. Basket flares widely from a small round base toward lip. Construction is grass fibre woven around sedge root into a tube, thin at bottom centre, thickening as it winds up to rim. Red-brown dyed grass is used to create an irregular pattern of lines and triangles extending from base to top in shades of brown and red brown. 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
- 3201/12
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, sedge root and dye
- Overall
- height 5.8 cm, diameter 20.0 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
- 3201/0012