Basket Lid
| Object Number: | 37-22-116B |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Sherbro |
| Provenience: | Sierra Leone Sherbro Island |
| Locus: | Shengge Chiefdom |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood Fiber |
| Technique: | Basketry |
| Outside Diameter: | 37 cm |
| Credit Line: | Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937 |
| Other Number: | 281 - Collector Number |
Description
Bowl-shaped, with lid. Coiled. Dyes: red-brown, yellow, black, green. See 37-22-115. The green is not native. For materials, see 37-22-114. Bala refers to the technique.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| African Gallery (1990 - Aug 1995) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery ( Aug 1995 - 11 Sep 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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