Basket
37-22-136
From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island | Yoni
Curatorial Section: African
| Native Name | Sampa |
| Object Number | 37-22-136 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Sherbro |
| Provenience | Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island | Yoni |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Fiber |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Description | Closely woven; twill [bottom] and wicker. The rim is finished with wrapped splints reinforced by an unwrapped hoop. The bottom is reinforced by wrapped splints beat into a quadrangular shape. |
| Height | 34 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 73 cm |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937 |
| Other Number | 86 - Collector Number |
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