Basket

The smaller of two bowl shaped baskets, woven from grass and bass fibre. They both have a carinated body and a circular, concave cover. This basket is made from coiled basketry, using red, black, and yellow fibre to produce alternating vertical stripes.

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Further Information

  • Type: Containers, vessels
  • Object: Basket
  • Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: 48mm x 200mm x 220mm
  • Production Date: Pre 1899
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Collector)
  • Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
  • Accession Number: BMAG:R3483/96b

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