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Description: | A model carrying basket. A circular wooden base on a stand made of coils of bark strapped on with cane strips which pass through holes in the bark. The main body of the basket is made from a sheet of bark rolled into a tube, with the outer frame of split and plaited cane, dyed black and red. The top section has a split cane hoop bound at intervals, with a further bark section above, ending with a double hoop bound around the top. The section of body facing the wearer's back has a panel of wood strapped on, from behind which a plaited carrying strap possibly made of palm emerges, attached to each side. A second loop attached to the base is caught in by a strip of cane above the back panel. Both loops are probably used for supporting the basket on the forehead. The lid is made from wood and bark and has a flat top.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1996.49 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | containers (containers) wood plant fibre bark plant fiber pigment | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-80785 | Go to resource |
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