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Basket3512/19

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls gently slope into a flat base. Concentric flower pattern begins in centre bottom, extending to rim; each done in a different colour. Orange flower has five petals and a large golden brown circle in the middle. The outer flowers are (from centre outward): brown, white, orange, and brown. Inverted triangle motif formed in negative space between petals along basket opening. Triangles are white, with smaller orange triangles in their centres. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Etsha, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/3

Vase-like basket decorated with geometric motif. Basket has a small circular opening and gently sloping neck that flares into a rounded body. Body tapers inward slightly, to a flat base. Columns of plain diamonds decorate walls of basket. Column height alternates; every other one ends at either the edge of the base or extending onto it. Pattern visible on both interior and exterior. Basket is dyed dark brown, designs are natural golden brown.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Gumare, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/26

Circular basketry plate with a wide flat base. Lip is slightly angled, sloping gently into centre. Entire plate is decorated with concentric circles. The coils forming the lip are secured together with angled multi-coloured braids. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is golden brown, designs done in dark brown. Metal hook attached to rim, for hanging purposes.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/16

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls slope into a flat base. Walls decorated with small diamonds; spot in base centre. Rim is dyed. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is yellow-brown, designs done in dark brown.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/1 a-b

Vase-like beer basket (part a) with lid (part b). Basket has a circular opening with a gently sloping neck that flares into a rounded body, before tapering into a flat base. Large circle decorates base, walls decorated with linear and geometric motifs. There are two hourglass-like sections on either side of basket, with zigzag panels in between. Hourglass-like sections have hourglass-like designs in their centre, made up of alternating triangle motifs, and flanked with distorted diamonds. Zigzag panels are filled with diamond outlines. Lid has an extended lip and interior ridge, that fits into the container body. Assortment of triangle designs extend inward from lid edge. Patterns on both components are visible on interior and exterior. Both components are golden brown, designs done in dark brown.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Nokaneng, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/29

Circular basket with flared opening. Rim protrudes outward at an angle, walls curve into a square base. Walls are made of dyed grass strands and woven together with naturally coloured palm leaf, covering the walls in a small checkered design. Additional palm leaf woven throughout, creating geometric and floral motifs. Sections of grass are woven together in centre of base, forming a crossed square. Four-petal flower surrounds square, with petals extending upward to rim of basket. In between the petals are small diamonds with checkered backgrounds; through the middle of the diamonds are “X”-shapes. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is light yellow, designs done in dark brown.

Culture
Kavango ? or Ovambo ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Zambezi, Namibia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/24

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls gently slope into a rounded base. Walls decorated with a spiral design, consisting of four wide, curved lines. Tips of lines meet in centre of base. Rim is decorated with dyed coils. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is yellow-brown, designs done in brown-red.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/25

Circular basketry plate with small flat base. Lip is slightly angled, sloping gently into centre. Entire plate is decorated with a spiral design. The middle of the spiral is a large circle on the base. Pattern is visible on interior and exterior. Basket is a light orange-brown, design done in dark brown.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Gumare, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/21

Circular basket with flared opening. Walls slope into a convex base. Walls decorated with loosely woven stripes, alternating between brown-grey and light brown-yellow. The brown-grey stripes are wider than the light brown-yellow. Rim is dyed dark brown-red, base is covered in loosely woven brown-grey palm leaf. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, bark fibre, dye and grass fibre
Made in
North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3512/5 a-b

Vase-like basket (part a) with lid (part b). Basket has a circular opening that gently flares into a rounded body. Flower with eight petals and a large circle in centre decorates flat base. Extending outward from the flower is a diamond grid that covers the entire basket. Rows of grid closest to base have smaller diamonds inside, top rows are undecorated. Lid has an extended lip and interior ridge, that fits into the container body. Button knob on top centre of lid. Triangles extended outward from knob to lid edge. Every other triangle decorated with an inner triangle. Right side of rim is dyed, left is undecorated. Patterns on both components are visible on interior and exterior. Both components are golden brown, designs done in brown-red and light orange.

Culture
Batswana ?
Material
palm leaf, grass fibre and dye
Made in
Gumare, North West, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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