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basket | British Museum in 2025 | African beads, African art, African masks
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basket | British Museum

Africa | Fringed basket with lid, most probably from Zeila, Somalia or from Djibouti | Plaited of leaf; basket covered with red cotton cloth, onto which are sewn glass beads and cowrie shells; lid tied to basket with fibre string; hanging from bottom basket are tassels of cowrie shell ending in brown wool. | ca. 1912 or earlier
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