Basket

Physical description

Circlular basket with flat base, and separate lid (part b). Basket body made up of coil construction, bound together with plant fibre stitching. Design formed with stitching is rows of alternating dark brown-black and yellow-white triangles. Arched handle extends overtop small circular basket opening; attached to flexible stick(?) that's woven to basket body. Handle is made up of four braided bands of plant fibre that split towards ends, creating "V"-shaped cutouts on either side of basket. Base decorated with concentric circles; done in dark brown-black, and brown-red. Lid has a small lip, deep flange, and wide circular knob. Main lid body made up of similar coil construction; flange consists of flat piece of plant fibre wrapped in smaller pieces. Lid has concentric circle design in dark brown-black, yellow-white, and brown-red.