Basket
Item number 3512/1 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Vase-like beer basket (part a) with lid (part b). Basket has a circular opening with a gently sloping neck that flares into a rounded body, before tapering into a flat base. Large circle decorates base, walls decorated with linear and geometric motifs. There are two hourglass-like sections on either side of basket, with zigzag panels in between. Hourglass-like sections have hourglass-like designs in their centre, made up of alternating triangle motifs, and flanked with distorted diamonds. Zigzag panels are filled with diamond outlines. Lid has an extended lip and interior ridge, that fits into the container body. Assortment of triangle designs extend inward from lid edge. Patterns on both components are visible on interior and exterior. Both components are golden brown, designs done in dark brown.
Iconographic Meaning
Flight of the Swallows design along upper half of basket.
Narrative
Purchased from the craftswomen in 1983.
Specific Techniques
Basket is formed with woven strands of grass, wrapped in mokola palm fibre.
Item History
- Made in Nokaneng, 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
- 3512/1 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
- Part A
- height 46.8 cm, diameter 28.5 cm
- Part B
- height 3.6 cm, diameter 14.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nokaneng, North West, Botswana
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