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Wire basket, "African birds"
Wire basket, "African birds"
Wire basket, "African birds"
DepartmentAfrica

Wire basket, "African birds"

NameBasket
Artist Vincent Sithole
CultureZulu
Dateca. 2005
Place madeSOUTH AFRICA, Africa
Mediumtelephone wire
Dimensions17 5/16 × 2 1/4 in. (43.9738 × 5.715 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of David Arment and Jim Rimelspach, David Arment Southern African Collection, IFAF Collection, FA.2024.12.232.
Object numberFA.2024.12.232
Descriptionwoven telephone wire basket or plate with various types of african birds (flamingos, ostrich, southern ground hornbill, hoopoes, penguins, peacock and white duck) in grassland on red background.
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