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Lidded Basket with Cowrie Shells
Yoruba people, Nigeria , town of Ogbomosho, African
1950
Titles
Lidded Basket with Cowrie Shells (Descriptive)
Medium
grass fibers, cowrie shells, and yarn
Dimensions
5 3/4 x 10 in. Diam. (14.6 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Polly Clarke in memory of James A. Clarke, AFI.430.2010a-b
Work Type
basket with cover
Classification
Containers
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Provenance
Purchased in Nigeria by James Clarke in 1950
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