Two baskets with lids "agaseki" · Rwanda, Tutsi · ID: 3036705
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Description
plant fibres, a) cylindrical basket with conical lid, purple coloured fibres forming patterns, h: 21 cm; b) spirally plaited corpus with “umulenzi” pattern in brown, h: 25 cm;
basketry is one of mankind’s oldest skills, and in Africa one finds an almost infinite variety of basket types with quite varied uses. The unity and perfection of the finished baskets are due to the regularity of movement and pressure as the fibres are woven or coiled.
Comparing literature
Ravenhill, Philip L., Exploring African Art, Washington 1991, p. 26 f.