Covered Basket
Object Number:
42-21-289A
Current Location:
Imagine Africa
Culture:
Kimbundu
Provenience:
Angola
Section:
African
Materials:
Fiber
Technique:
Woven
Description:
Twined: 2-coil. Four-lobed, annular foot, supporting flat base, from center of which rises hexagonal body, slightly offset just above base and becoming circular at mouth, which has short inset rim over which dome-like cover fits. Black decoration of diamonds and triangles. Broken and mended.
Height:
14cm
Width:
17.5cm
Depth:
17.5cm
Credit Line:
Gift of Percy C. Madeira Jr.
Other Number:
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum (18 Sep 2011 - Jan 2013)
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