Two baskets with lid "igiseke" · Rwanda, Tutsi · ID: 3046239
sold
EUR 600
Size
H: 16 cm and 20,5 cm
H: 6.3 inch and 8.1 inch
Description
plant fibre, partly dyed in brown,
Extremely fine straw netting built up in spiral-shaped loops with black coloured fibres forming traditional patterns.
The object Two baskets with lid “igiseke” with the object ID 3046239 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 330 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.
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Comparing literature
Drake Moraga, V., Weaving Abstraction, The Textile Museum Washington, D.C., 2011, p. 205