basket (containers); lid (containers); cap (clothing: headwear)

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2789
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 2789

Grass basket with lid and a grass cap. The basket is a rough cube with two handles and the lid is square. The basket and lid are knotted and has strands of different coloured grass interwoven to create a pattern.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2789
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 350 mm x 368 mm x 287 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
basketry; grass; dye
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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