Basket Item Number: 3512/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Large circular basket with an angled opening. Walls gently slope into a rounded base. Concentric flower pattern begins in centre bottom, extending to outer edges. Flower has eight petals and a large circle in the middle. Pattern is visible on interior and exterior. Basket is golden brown, designs are done in brown-red.
Used for grain or food storage.
Heart of the Palm design.
Said to be a prize winner in 1979 at the Botswana Museum of Natural History in Gabarone.
Basket is formed with woven strands of grass, wrapped in mokola palm fibre.