COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
mediaCollectionId
AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
BCM_.42.29.11ab
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BCM_.42.29.11ab
AMICA ID
false
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:
Thick walled basketry storage container (a) with conical lid (b).
a) Truncated ovoid body of fiber bundle wefts wrapped with 4 strand, braided fiber wraps moving vertically from base; thick, wrapped fiber ring foot around four braided fiber rings; body narrows to rim at shoulder with 2 dividing braided fiber bands; interior and exterior above bands covered with pitch; rawhide strap just below shoulder band on each side; flat strap with brown hair on inside surface looped through each strap.
b) Conical lid constructed like body starting at top; lip fitting into container slightly constricted, sectioned from upper area by thick; horizontal braided band; remains of pitch on exterior lip and interior.
a) Truncated ovoid body of fiber bundle wefts wrapped with 4 strand, braided fiber wraps moving vertically from base; thick, wrapped fiber ring foot around four braided fiber rings; body narrows to rim at shoulder with 2 dividing braided fiber bands; interior and exterior above bands covered with pitch; rawhide strap just below shoulder band on each side; flat strap with brown hair on inside surface looped through each strap.
b) Conical lid constructed like body starting at top; lip fitting into container slightly constricted, sectioned from upper area by thick; horizontal braided band; remains of pitch on exterior lip and interior.
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Thick walled basketry storage container (a) with conical lid (b).<br><br>a) Truncated ovoid body of fiber bundle wefts wrapped with 4 strand, braided fiber wraps moving vertically from base; thick, wrapped fiber ring foot around four braided fiber rings; body narrows to rim at shoulder with 2 dividing braided fiber bands; interior and exterior above bands covered with pitch; rawhide strap just below shoulder band on each side; flat strap with brown hair on inside surface looped through each strap.<br><br>b) Conical lid constructed like body starting at top; lip fitting into container slightly constricted, sectioned from upper area by thick; horizontal braided band; remains of pitch on exterior lip and interior.
Description
false
Creator Nationality:
African
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African
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Turkana, Kenya
crt
Turkana, Kenya
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Lidded Container
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Lidded Container
Title
false
View:
Full view
rid
Full view
View
false
Creation Date:
1904
oct
1904
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1904
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1904
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1904
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1904
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Fiber (vegatable), rawhide, pitch
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Fiber (vegatable), rawhide, pitch
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Containers
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Containers
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
Kenya, Africa
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Kenya, Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Height: 13"; diameter: 6 1/8"
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Height: 13"; diameter: 6 1/8"
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
oop
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
42.29.11ab
ooa
42.29.11ab
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. L. M. C Addoms, 1942
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Gift of Mrs. L. M. C Addoms, 1942
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:
Storage container for milk. The tight, thick construction and pitch coating inside and out prevent leaks and drips. The Turkan are semi-nomadic herders with some cultivated crops.
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Storage container for milk. The tight, thick construction and pitch coating inside and out prevent leaks and drips. The Turkan are semi-nomadic herders with some cultivated crops.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.42-29-11.tif
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BCM_.42-29-11.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false