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BasketK4.97

A coiled circular basket with sides that flare upward and a bottom that inverts inward at the centre, creating a high dished bottom. The main design consists of four equally spaced geometric shapes along the sides and the bottom on a natural coloured background. One pair of geometric shapes are back-to-back orange and dark brown checkered diamond shapes. The other pair of geometric shapes are orange fish-like shapes outlined with dark brown. Each geometric shape pair is opposite one another. The rim has a pattern of orange and dark brown diagonal lines on a natural coloured background.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatN2.351 a-b

Light brown coloured circular grass mats (parts a and b) decorated by radiating rows of stitched coils that are bound together by additional stitching that gathers in the centre of the mat.

Culture
Japanese
Material
grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Incense BurnerN2.399

Ivory colour glaze, crackled. Tapered shape.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LidK2.126

Woven, palm leaf lid consisting of a central, circular coiled pattern with alternating sections of black and natural around the outer edge.

Culture
Fulani
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketN2.1159

Truncated cone-shaped basket with handle on top. Natural colour.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
grass and bamboo grass
Made in
Kamanboa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarN2.1114

Large bulbous jar with wide mouth, very porous red clay.

Culture
Japanese
Material
clay
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlateK2.340

Woven, palm leaf, coiled, plate consisting of traditional abstract designs in ochre, natural, and black. The centre is red with band of natural followed by a thin stripe of black. Next is a band of alternating natural and red sections detailed with black lines and triangles. This decorative band is bordered by a thin stripe of black. The edge is bordered with an inner band of natural and an outer band of red.

Culture
Fulani
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Burkina Faso ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlateK2.339 a-c

Three similar round, basketry plates (parts a-c). Natural coloured star patterns in the centre, outlined by an orange band. The orange band is outlined in black.

Culture
West African
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Mauritania ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishK2.242

Woven, grass dish consisting of an orange and black design of concentric circles. The rim has is a natural colour band with alternating orange and black overlapping triangles.

Culture
Fulani
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK2.59

Woven grass dish consisting of an orange centre with black and orange geometric pattern of squares and diamond, radiating from the middle. The edge has a black and orange, x-shaped border.

Culture
East African
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Sudan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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