Basket cover

Maker
Unknown Maker
Description
Circle made of brown, black and natural woven fibres in a geometric design. Made in Northern Nigeria, the basket cover is called a feifei and is used to cover calabash or to hold dried food.
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Maker
Media/Materials
Natural fibre.
Measurements
360mm - diameter [verified].
30mm - depth [verified].
Production place
Nigeria
Collection
Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1983/84/19

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