DepartmentAfrica

Copper wire basket

NameBasket

Artist Artist Not Recorded

CultureZulu

DateUnrecorded

Place madeSOUTH AFRICA, Africa

Mediumcopper wire, beads

Dimensions6 1/4 × 7 × 7 in. (15.875 × 17.78 × 17.78 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2024.5.1

ProvenancePurchased by the donor on a trip to South Africa.

DescriptionA Zulu copper wire basket with unusual asymmetrical design using metal beads. Open copper wire is not a popular style to work in, which adds to the basket’s uniqueness. Most pure copper baskets tend to be small in scale and this one is a good example of a medium sized basket. The basket is 6 ½” tall with the widest circumference measuring 8”.