Two lidded basketry containers · D. R. Congo, Kuba-Shoowa · ID: 3040318
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Description
raffia palm fibre, a) round basket, d: 18 cm, netting from raffia palm fibre, geometrical patterns accentuated by different colours; b) rectangular basket, m: 11 cm x 14,5 cm, dark brown zigzag-pattern;
both baskets are embroidered with so-called “knotted stitches” which imparts a raised, nubby texture to the surface,
The object Two lidded basketry containers with the object ID 3040318 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 479.
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Comparing literature
Drake Moraga, Vanessa, Weaving abstraction, Washington D.C. 2011, ill. 93