Basketry Cap, late 19th century, Brooklyn Museum: Arts of AfricaRaffia coiling extends out producing
Basketry Cap, late 19th century, Brooklyn Museum: Arts of AfricaRaffia coiling extends out producing pile; coiling with interlocking stitch. Condition: good but brittle. Fibers are dry and shedding but overall structure is intact. Pile breaks when touched. Shape has been crushed slightly and the pile is matted.Size: height: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); diameter: 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)Medium: Fiber, raffiahttps://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/22488 -- source link
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