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: Other
- Dimensions: 65mm x 40mm
- Production Date: Pre 1906
- Associated Places: Port Loko District: Port Loko (Collected and created)
- Associated People: A. Ridyard (Donor)
- Museum: World Museum Liverpool Sierra Leone Collection
- Accession Number: LIVCM.24.5.06.2
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