Three wickerwork receptacles · Rwanda, Tutsi · ID: 3033779
sold
EUR 500
Size
H: 9,5 cm
14 cm resp. 24,5 cm
H: 3.7 inch
5.5 inch resp. 9.6 inch
Description
straw, a dish-shaped and a cylindrical receptacle with “umulenzi” pattern, both spiral plaited, the third receptacle with conical shaped lid in delicate wickerwork, all three in good condition:
the most exquisite basketry in Africa was made by Tutsi women.
Comparing literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 111