DepartmentAfrica

Basket and Lid

NameBasket and Lid

CultureRuanda Urandi

Dateca. 1950s

Possibly madeRepublic of Rwanda and the Kingdom of Burundi, Africa

Mediumgrasses, straw, pigment

Dimensionsoverall: 9 CM H (BASKET) 14 CM H (LID WITHOUT TASSEL)

Object numberA.1962.21.16V

DescriptionBasket, coiled, fine grass bundles, natural straw color with triangles of aniline dyed purple in vertical rows. Lid, same technique of making, is of conical form. Miniature version of common burden basket carried by women of the (former) Ruanda Urandi.