Bait Basket

37-22-177

From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 37-22-177
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sherbro
Provenience Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island
Section African
Materials Plant Fiber
Technique Basketry
Description

Used by women in collecting bait for the fishermen: cockles, small crabs, etc., on the shore at ebbtide. It is also used to hold small fish, for food, caught by the women with their special nets [37-22-178]. Jar-shaped. Wicker, cf. 37-22-174.

Height 24 cm
Outside Diameter 17 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937
Other Number 7 - Collector Number

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