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ID number: BIRRC-D0109 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts Artist / Maker: Unknown Title / Object name: Basket Object type: Basket Place made: Kamo, N. Nigeria Culture: Hausa Collector: Danford, John Materials: Grass and palm leaf Measurements: 40 x 26 x 20 cm |
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This is a lidded creel-type basket. It consists of an oval form, with a flat base and square openings in the lid and sides. It is traditionally used for transporting chickens to market. It was collected in the late 1940s, lent to the Danford Collection by John Danford in 1964 and purchased in 1975. |
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| Danford, John 1913 1970 | |
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