Close
Login
Staff Login
0
Selected
Invert selection
Deselect all
Deselect all
Click here to refresh results
Click here to refresh results
Critical/Foundational support for this service is provided by the Leon Levy Foundation as part of the Shelby White & Leon Levy Archive Initiative at the American Museum of Natural History Library
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024-5192
GOTTESMAN RESEARCH LIBRARY
MUSEUM ARCHIVES
ARCHIVES
AUTHORITIES
DIGITAL REPOSITORY
ACCESSIBILITY
©2022 American Museum of Natural History
Go to Login page
Hide details
Linked assets
Expeditions & Research
Browse Library & Archives
Conceptually similar
Basket, wood, plant fiber, and hide with fur, 14 inches (height), Mangbetu people of Africa
ptc-3925
Basket, plant fiber, H 7.8 in, Mangbetu people of the Congo, Africa
ptc-3921
Cup, gourd and plant fiber, Mangbetu people of Africa
ptc-3931
Wooden headrest box with carved figures, Zande (Azande) people of Africa
ptc-3989
Double pot, ceramic, 10.5 inches (length) x 9.2 inches (height), Mangbetu people of Africa
ptc-4113
Hat, plant fiber and feathers, Mangbetu people of Africa
ptc-3938
Pot, ceramic and plant fiber, Meje people of Africa
ptc-3926
Apron, banana leaves and plant fiber, Mangbetu people of Africa
ptc-3950
Left: pot, ceramic, 8.8 inches (height) x 5.3 inches (depth), Mangbetu people of Africa. Right: jar, ceramic, 8.2 inches (height) x 5.4 inches (depth), Mangbetu people of the Congo, Africa
ptc-3922
Basket, Mangbetu, Medje, (Belgian) Congo
ptc-3919
Barkcloth, plant fiber, Mangbetu people of Africa
ptc-3949
Jar, ceramic, Mangbetu people of Africa
ptc-3924
Rattles, Mangbetu
ptc-3974
Pot, ceramic, Zande (Azande) people of Africa
ptc-3943
Hat, plant fiber and feathers, Mangbetu people of Africa
338157
Mat, plant fiber, 27.7 in x 19.7 in, Makere people of Africa
ptc-3928
Jar, ceramic, Zande people of the (Belgian) Congo, Africa
ptc-3923
Pot, Mangbetu
ptc-3984
Knife, iron and wood, possibly Mangbetu, Rungu, (Belgian) Congo
ptc-3906
Belt, plant fiber and warthog hair, Mangbetu people of Africa
ptc-3944
Tags
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Asset ID
ptc-3927
Title
Basket, plant fiber, 7.2 inches (height), Mangbetu people of Africa
Description
Plaited baskets were made by both men and women and served many purposes. This one could have been used for storing personal articles, holding food, and also as a cover for large pots.
Materials: Plant fiber, wood.
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
)
Date
1910 (collected), 1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Baskets
,
Containers
Physical dimensions
L:27.5 W:23 H:18.5 (in CM)
City Town
Niangara
State Province
Upper Uele
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
,
Division of Anthropology, African Ethnographic Collection
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Special Collections, Photographic Transparency Collection, 4 x 5: 3927
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.1/4505
Rights statement
Information on rights available at the repository.
Repository
American Museum of Natural History
Publication History
Schildkrout, Enid, Curtis A Keim, Curtis A Keim, American Museum of Natural History, and American Museum of Natural History. 1990. African Reflections : Art from Northeastern Zaire. Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 114.
Suggestions?
Do you have more information or a correction for this item? Please login or register to suggest a metadata edit.
Restrictions