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37-22-119A

From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number 37-22-119A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sherbro
Provenience Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island
Locus Shengge [Kagboro] Chiefdom | Shengge
Section African
Materials Fiber
Technique Basketry
Description

Bowl-shaped, small opening; lid cap-shaped. Wicker; twining in center of bottom and lid. Dyes: yellow and black. See 37-22-114 for materials; and for dyes, 37-22-115.

Height 29 cm
Outside Diameter 41 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937
Other Number 313 - Collector Number

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