Basketry tray
Date1900-1950
(not assigned)Africa
MediumGrasses, vegetal fiber
Dimensions3 11/16 × 18 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (9.3 × 47 × 47 cm)
ClassificationsPueblo Ceramics and Baskets
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Terms
- Rwanda
Object numberFA.2012.59.1
DescriptionLarge, round, shallow basketry tray with five broken concentric circles in dark brown dyed grasses on a golden brown ground. The circles connected by lines which widen to triangular forms, where they connect to the next larger circle, creating a swirling visual motion. The rim is finely braided, the dark coils with variegated stiching in small groups throughout.On View
Not on view1900-1950
1900-1950
20th century
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
1977