Basketry cover

Museum number:
5-13015
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013015
Alternate number:
1 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3198
Description:
Basketry cover., Sierra Leone, Sherbro Mission, Sherbro attr. 1884. 5-13015, acc no. 3198. File code: 1.5 Collector: Rev. E.C. Lemmon through Rev. R. West. Donor: Mrs. Jane Erickson. Materials, techniques: Basketry in 3-strand twining Context of use: Pot or dish cover (orig. label says "hat or kettle cover." According to handwritten list "1 large hat- sometimes used for cover as well as a hat for the head. Description: Cover for pot or dish; round basketry in 3-strand twining; encircling rd and black bands on straw-colored ground; center missing; broken loop for hanging; rim diam. 33 cm. References: J. Straub, Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Materiellen Kultur der Mendi in Der Sierra Leone, Pl. V#7.
Donor:
Jane Erickson
Collection place:
Sherbro Mission, Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone
Verbatim coll. place:
Sierra Leone; Sherbro Mission; Sherbro attr.
Culture or time period:
Sherbro
Collector:
E. C. Lemmon
Collection date:
1884
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre)
Function:
1.5 Household
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cover, accession number 5-13015, described as Basketry cover., Sierra Leone, Sherbro Mission, Sherbro attr. 1884. 5-13015, acc no. 3198. File code: 1.5 Collector: Rev. E.C. Lemmon through Rev. R. West. Donor: Mrs. Jane Erickson. Materials, techniques: Basketry in 3-strand twining Context of use: Pot or dish cover (orig. label says "hat or kettle cover." According to handwritten list "1 large hat- sometimes used for cover as well as a hat for the head. Description: Cover for pot or dish; round basketry in 3-strand twining; encircling rd and black bands on straw-colored ground; center missing; broken loop for hanging; rim diam. 33 cm. References: J. Straub, Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Materiellen Kultur der Mendi in Der Sierra Leone, Pl. V#7.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basketry cover, accession number 5-13015, described as Basketry cover., Sierra Leone, Sherbro Mission, Sherbro attr. 1884. 5-13015, acc no. 3198. File code: 1.5 Collector: Rev. E.C. Lemmon through Rev. R. West. Donor: Mrs. Jane Erickson. Materials, techniques: Basketry in 3-strand twining Context of use: Pot or dish cover (orig. label says "hat or kettle cover." According to handwritten list "1 large hat- sometimes used for cover as well as a hat for the head. Description: Cover for pot or dish; round basketry in 3-strand twining; encircling rd and black bands on straw-colored ground; center missing; broken loop for hanging; rim diam. 33 cm. References: J. Straub, Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Materiellen Kultur der Mendi in Der Sierra Leone, Pl. V#7.

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