COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
BCM_.79.17.1
AMICA Library Year:
2003
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Description:
Large conical openwork splint chicken basket with a flap door; thick splint warps crisscross on base, extend up tapering sides and join at pointed top; solid wickerwork over/under wefts on base and twined at top over two/under two; warps widely spaced on sides and stiffened with two wrapped splint hoops; a square opening at base with a woven splint flap attached to the highest reinforcing hoop; splints natural brown bamboo or plum; twisted fiber carrying cord on top.
Creator Nationality:
African
Creator Name-CRT:
Nigeria
Title:
Chicken Basket
View:
Full view
Creation Date:
1979
Creation Start Date:
1979
Creation End Date:
1979
Materials and Techniques:
Fiber
Classification Term:
Containers
Creation Place:
Nigeria, Africa
Dimensions:
Height: 15 1/8"; width: 18 1/2"
AMICA Contributor:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Owner Location:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
ID Number:
79.17.1
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Rodney B. Wagner, 1979
Context:
A basket with a flap door for carrying a chicken to or from market. Chickens are easy to transport only if they can see out of their container.
Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.79-17-1.tif
