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Basket

by 1928

Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu-style maker

Medium
Plant fibers and dye
Measurements
Overall: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.); Diameter of top: 31.6 cm (12 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Gilpin Players of Karamu House 1929.326
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This woven hat looks brand new because it was one of the many items the business-savvy chief of Ekibondo had artists and artisans make for the foreigners who passed through his village.
A plant fiber and dye basket features a square base and wide opening. Densely patterned with dark brown and warm tan fibers, the body displays repeating zigzag patterns segmented by thin vertical lines at the corners. Below a braided rim, a wide band of horizontal tan rows wraps the top section. The interior reveals the same geometric weave as the exterior.

Basket

by 1928

Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu-style maker

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