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Object Number:AF1835A
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Angola
Zaire
Loanda Town
Portuguese West Africa
Section:African
Materials:Fiber
Plant Fiber
Wood
Height: 27.5 cm
Outside Diameter:28 cm
Credit Line:Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number:1357 - Field No SF
76-645 | G411 - Other Number

Description

Round basket base. Like AF1834. Cylindrical basket with cover. Shaped from twining and interlacing of fibers. Geometric patterns cover entire basket. Coffer.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

African Gallery (1990 - Aug 1995) View Objects in Exhibition
African Gallery ( Aug 1995 - 11 Sep 2018) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Catalogue] Sieber, Roy. 1980. African Furniture & Household Objects.. Indiana University Press. pg. 1-279 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 237View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Catalogue, Exhibition] Curnow, Kathy. 2014. At Home In Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings.. Cleveland. The Galleries at Cleveland State University. pg. 286 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Page 41/Fig. 2-21View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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