Box

Object Number:

42-21-293A

Current Location:

Africa Gallery

Culture:

Somali

Provenience:

Djibouti
Somalia
British Somaliland

Section:

African

Materials:

Palm
Cotton
Glass

Description:

Plaited split palm, completely covered on outside with red cotton cloth decorated solidly with vertical panel design of black and yellow small glass beads; border designs of red, yellow, black and white beads. Red, yellow and green cotton fringe from bottom edge. Flat base, cylindrical body slighty contracting to rim. Cover with slightly concave rim fits over top and is attached to bottom of basket with red cotton cord. In the basket are two small poeces of wood tied together with fibre cord.

Credit Line:

Gift of Percy C. Madeira Jr.

Other Number:

266

Other Number