Basket Item Number: 3512/6 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Large squat basket (part a) with lid (part b). Basket has a circular opening and a flat shoulder. Walls bulge outward and taper into a flat base. Concentric star design in centre of base, extending outward to decorate entire basket. Lid has an extended lip and interior ridge, that fits into the container body. Button knob on top centre of lid. Curved lines spiral outward from knob. Patterns on both components are visible on interior and exterior. Both components are golden brown, designs are done in brown-red.
Used to store sorghum. Size allowed it to hold enough seed that, when planted, provided a year's worth of grain for food or beer brewing.
Given as a gift to the donor in 1985.
Forehead of the Zebra design on basket; Ribs of the Giraffe design on lid.
Basket is formed with woven strands of grass, wrapped in mokola palm fibre.