Basket
Item number 3512/4 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Large storage basket (part a) with lid (part b). Basket has a circular opening, with a flared lip, that gently slopes into a rounded body with a flat base. Entire basket is decorated with bands of repeating stripes. From to bottom the bands are: natural golden brown, orange-brown, dark brown, orange-brown, dark brown, and natural golden brown. The base is decorated with concentric circles, done in (from outer to inner): dark brown, natural golden brown, brown, and dark brown. Lid has extended sides that fit over the lip of the basket. Lid top is concave and dyed dark brown, sides are natural golden brown, and bottom edge is light orange. Patterns on both components are visible on interior and exterior.
History Of Use
Used to store up to a year's worth of millet or sorghum.
Specific Techniques
Basket is formed with woven strands of grass, wrapped in mokola palm fibre.
Narrative
Purchased from the craftswomen in 1983.
Item History
- Made in Gumare, North West, Botswana
- Collected during 1983
- Owned by Jim Hope before July 19, 2021
- Received from Jim Hope (Donor) on July 19, 2021
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 3512/4 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
- Part A
- height 56.8 cm, diameter 43.0 cm
- Part B
- height 3.1 cm, diameter 28.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Gumare, North West, Botswana
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