Woven basket

Museum number:
5-11477
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011477
Accession number:
Acc.2879
Description:
Woven basket, Nigeria, northern provinces, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11477, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: reeds split; some are dyed; plaited into basket lid; rim bent over the strengthen Context of use: to cover large basket Description: Basket (lid)?, plaited; split reed; white, purple; undecorated except for purple diagonal bands (2); rim is raised; rim bent over for strengthening; 51 cm. diameter; rim is 12 cm. h.;
Donor:
Thomas D. Lanagan and W. H. Lawson
Collection place:
Northern Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; N. Provinces; Hausa att.
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
July 27, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Plaited weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
July 27, 1972
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Woven basket, accession number 5-11477, described as Woven basket, Nigeria, northern provinces, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11477, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: reeds split; some are dyed; plaited into basket lid; rim bent over the strengthen Context of use: to cover large basket Description: Basket (lid)?, plaited; split reed; white, purple; undecorated except for purple diagonal bands (2); rim is raised; rim bent over for strengthening; 51 cm. diameter; rim is 12 cm. h.;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Woven basket, accession number 5-11477, described as Woven basket, Nigeria, northern provinces, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11477, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: reeds split; some are dyed; plaited into basket lid; rim bent over the strengthen Context of use: to cover large basket Description: Basket (lid)?, plaited; split reed; white, purple; undecorated except for purple diagonal bands (2); rim is raised; rim bent over for strengthening; 51 cm. diameter; rim is 12 cm. h.;

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