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ID number: BIRRC-D0110 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts Artist / Maker: Unknown Title / Object name: Tray Object type: Basket
Place made: Ilorin, Nigeria Culture: Hausa or Nupe Collector: Danford, John Materials: Palm leaf strips Measurements: 41 cm diameter
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This tray has been produced using a shallow circular basket-weave with a palm rim. It is used in Nigeria for winnowing, drying peppers etc. It was collected in the 1950s, lent to the Danford Collection by John Danford in 1964 and then purchased in 1975.
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