Woven tray

Museum number:
5-11473
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011473
Accession number:
Acc.2879
Object count:
1
Description:
Woven tray, Nigeria, northern provinces, Hausa att. July 27, 1973. 5-11473, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: reeds split, plaited into round basket tray; rim has half of fibers dyed purple Context of use: container for household use. Description: Basket tray, plaited; split reeds; white and purple, undecorated except for alternating white-purple sections on rim; rim is raised; 46 cm. diameter; rim is 2.8 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:
Plaited weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
July 27, 1972
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Woven tray, accession number 5-11473, described as Woven tray, Nigeria, northern provinces, Hausa att. July 27, 1973. 5-11473, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: reeds split, plaited into round basket tray; rim has half of fibers dyed purple Context of use: container for household use. Description: Basket tray, plaited; split reeds; white and purple, undecorated except for alternating white-purple sections on rim; rim is raised; 46 cm. diameter; rim is 2.8 cm. h.;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Woven tray, accession number 5-11473, described as Woven tray, Nigeria, northern provinces, Hausa att. July 27, 1973. 5-11473, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: reeds split, plaited into round basket tray; rim has half of fibers dyed purple Context of use: container for household use. Description: Basket tray, plaited; split reeds; white and purple, undecorated except for alternating white-purple sections on rim; rim is raised; 46 cm. diameter; rim is 2.8 cm. h.;

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