Coiled basketry plaque

Museum number:
5-15167
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4413
Description:
Plaque, basketry. Coiled plaque with straw-color and dyed materials. Red center encircled with black and green. Large design band in red, green, and straw colors with black zigzags. Rim diameter 29.7 centimeters. From Niger, vicinity of Lake Chad; Kanouri peoples. General utility platter/basket cover.
Donor:
Bruce Max Feldman and Kate Delos
Collection place:
Lake Chad, Niger
Verbatim coll. place:
Niger; Lake Chad; Kanouri
Culture or time period:
Kanouri
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Coiled basketry plaque, accession number 5-15167, described as Plaque, basketry. Coiled plaque with straw-color and dyed materials. Red center encircled with black and green. Large design band in red, green, and straw colors with black zigzags. Rim diameter 29.7 centimeters. From Niger, vicinity of Lake Chad; Kanouri peoples. General utility platter/basket cover.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coiled basketry plaque, accession number 5-15167, described as Plaque, basketry. Coiled plaque with straw-color and dyed materials. Red center encircled with black and green. Large design band in red, green, and straw colors with black zigzags. Rim diameter 29.7 centimeters. From Niger, vicinity of Lake Chad; Kanouri peoples. General utility platter/basket cover.

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