kaibo

Information about the language not available
Information about the language not available

Lid basket

Lidded basket Colours: Natural and black Pattern: Horizontal stripes, interrupted several times by arrowheads pointing downwards. The same interruption can be found in the concentric circles under the base and on the lid Shape: Cylindrical vessel with a flat inverted lid Technique: Very delicate spiral bead weaving State of preservation: Outer wall somewhat worn, as a result of which the blackness has suffered Entry in the main historical catalogue: 'Body woven from grass. Only made by the wives and daughters of the sovereigns."

This content was machine-translated
Data Provider
Ethnologisches Museum Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Haya
Object type
Lid basket
Dimensions
Depth: 9 cm
Diameter: 6 cm
Material/Technique
Plant fibre , Grass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 11178 a,b

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    20th century (beginning)
    where
    Ussiba (Kiziba)
    Tanzania
    who
    Waziba
    Haya
  • Collecting
    who
    Hermann Rehse - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
This content was machine-translated
Version: 2.6 / 7.5