Native Name | Ehjera |
Object Number | 87-13-135A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Coptic |
Provenience | Ethiopia | Asmara |
Section | African |
Materials | Grass | Dye |
Technique | Woven |
Description | Woven grass "ehjera" basket with a matching domed lid (b). Both are brightly decorated with bands of dyed grass in pink, yellow, purple and blue. The basket is circular with straight sides; its base is coiled and the sides are covered with two striped bands of dyed grass. |
Height | 11 cm |
Length | 36 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Aurelio Cinquegrana, 1987 |
Other Number | L-897-47 - Old Museum Number |
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