Shuku Blai

A coil weave basket, commonly known as shuku blai . Shuku blai is a Temne name for a type of finely made and ornamented coil-weave basket, often made by women and used for keeping valuable objects safe. This example is woven with dark and light fibres.

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Further Information

  • Type: Containers, vessels
  • Object: Shuku Blai
  • Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Temne
  • Dimensions: 80mm
  • Production Date: Pre 1903
  • Associated Places: Port Loko District: Port Loko (Collected and created)
  • Associated People: J. B. Cole (Collector); Arnold Ridyard (Donor)
  • Museum: World Museum Liverpool Sierra Leone Collection
  • Accession Number: LIVCM.15.1.03.8

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