Basket Lid
87-13-135B
From: Ethiopia | Asmara
Curatorial Section: African
| Native Name | Ehjera |
| Object Number | 87-13-135B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Coptic |
| Provenience | Ethiopia | Asmara |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Grass | Dye | Hide |
| Technique | Woven |
| Description | Woven grass "ehjera" basket with a matching domed lid. Both are brightly decorated with bands of dyed grass in pink, yellow, purple and blue. The lid fits quite securely and is covered with three striped bands of dyed grass. The crest of the domed lid is of eight concentric coils some dyed and some natural; a hide thong forms the handle. |
| Height | 24 cm |
| Length | 39 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Aurelio Cinquegrana, 1987 |
| Other Number | L-897-47 - Old Museum Number |
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