Box Lid

Object Number:

42-21-293B

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, and black and white small beads. Red, yellow and green cotton fringe from bottom edge. Flat base, cylindrical body slighty contracting to rim. Cover wit slightly concave rim fits over top and is attached to bottom of basket with red cotton cord. In the basket are two small pieces of wood tied together with fibre cord.

Credit Line:

Gift of Percy C. Madeira Jr.

Other Number:

266

Other Number