COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
BCM_.2001.1.77
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BCM_.2001.1.77
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
Conical, coiled basketry beer pot cover; dark brown dyed grass bundles wrapped with dark brown dyed palm fiber; coiled from small, flat base which becomes top of cover; low, flared side walls with wrapped rim; seventeen utilitarian and decorative vertical raised areas of coil wrapping on walls; four yarn crosses spaced on wall, two black, two dark red; double twisted fiber loop handle attached to rim.
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Conical, coiled basketry beer pot cover; dark brown dyed grass bundles wrapped with dark brown dyed palm fiber; coiled from small, flat base which becomes top of cover; low, flared side walls with wrapped rim; seventeen utilitarian and decorative vertical raised areas of coil wrapping on walls; four yarn crosses spaced on wall, two black, two dark red; double twisted fiber loop handle attached to rim.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Africa
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Africa
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Zulu, South Africa
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Zulu, South Africa
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Bowl Cover (Imbenge)
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Bowl Cover (Imbenge)
Title
false
View:
Full view
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Full view
View
false
Creation Date:
20th century
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20th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1900
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1900
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
2000
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2000
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Grass, fiber (palm)
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Grass, fiber (palm)
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Container
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Container
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
South Africa, Africa
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South Africa, Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Height: 2 3/8"; width: 8 1/4"
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Height: 2 3/8"; width: 8 1/4"
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
2001.1.77
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2001.1.77
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of an anonymous donor, 2001
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Gift of an anonymous donor, 2001
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html"target="_new">http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Imbenge are woven grass and/or fiber covers that are placed on Zulu beer pots as protection from dust and insects. The cover also serves as a food plate or as a rest for the beer skimmer or stirrer when the beer is served. The lids are often decorated with woven patterns or beads.
Many forms of Zulu basketry are now obsolete, but imbenge are still made and used (today some are made of telephone wire). Men were traditionally the basket makers, but now they are made primarily by women.
Many forms of Zulu basketry are now obsolete, but imbenge are still made and used (today some are made of telephone wire). Men were traditionally the basket makers, but now they are made primarily by women.
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Imbenge are woven grass and/or fiber covers that are placed on Zulu beer pots as protection from dust and insects. The cover also serves as a food plate or as a rest for the beer skimmer or stirrer when the beer is served. The lids are often decorated with woven patterns or beads.<br><br>Many forms of Zulu basketry are now obsolete, but imbenge are still made and used (today some are made of telephone wire). Men were traditionally the basket makers, but now they are made primarily by women.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.2001-1-77.tif
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BCM_.2001-1-77.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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