Object Number | 29-59-241 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Njinga |
Provenience | Angola |
Section | African |
Materials | Fiber |
Technique | Basketry |
Description | Square base, slanting sides, round top. Heavy reeds standing perpendicular to base and woven together with split grass in zigzag pattern. Black and brown. "Used for carrying fuba and other flour." Small fiber loop at rim. |
Height | 22 cm |
Length | 25 cm |
Outside Diameter | 39 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927 |
Other Number | MErcer unknown - Old Museum Number | 175 - Collector Number |
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