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Chokwe

Tall Basket

Unknown, 1900

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Chokwe

Tall Basket

Unknown, 1900

Physical Qualities Withes, thread, 17 13/16 × 6 7/8 in. (45.2 × 17.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Allen Davis, Alexandria, Virginia
Object Number 1995.223
Square base, cylindrical body, constricted neck, flaring rim; body composed of vertical withes stitched together; base and shoulder-rim are plaited

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