COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
mediaCollectionId
AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
BCM_.79.17.1
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BCM_.79.17.1
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
Large conical openwork splint chicken basket with a flap door; thick splint warps crisscross on base, extend up tapering sides and join at pointed top; solid wickerwork over/under wefts on base and twined at top over two/under two; warps widely spaced on sides and stiffened with two wrapped splint hoops; a square opening at base with a woven splint flap attached to the highest reinforcing hoop; splints natural brown bamboo or plum; twisted fiber carrying cord on top.
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Large conical openwork splint chicken basket with a flap door; thick splint warps crisscross on base, extend up tapering sides and join at pointed top; solid wickerwork over/under wefts on base and twined at top over two/under two; warps widely spaced on sides and stiffened with two wrapped splint hoops; a square opening at base with a woven splint flap attached to the highest reinforcing hoop; splints natural brown bamboo or plum; twisted fiber carrying cord on top.
Description
false
Creator Nationality:
African
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African
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Nigeria
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Nigeria
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Chicken Basket
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Chicken Basket
Title
false
View:
Full view
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Full view
View
false
Creation Date:
1979
oct
1979
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1979
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1979
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1979
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1979
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Fiber
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Fiber
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Containers
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Containers
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
Nigeria, Africa
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Nigeria, Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Height: 15 1/8"; width: 18 1/2"
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Height: 15 1/8"; width: 18 1/2"
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
79.17.1
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79.17.1
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Rodney B. Wagner, 1979
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Gift of Mrs. Rodney B. Wagner, 1979
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html"target="_new">http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
A basket with a flap door for carrying a chicken to or from market. Chickens are easy to transport only if they can see out of their container.
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A basket with a flap door for carrying a chicken to or from market. Chickens are easy to transport only if they can see out of their container.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.79-17-1.tif
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BCM_.79-17-1.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false