DepartmentAfrica
Imbenge (beer pot lid)
NameImbenge (beer pot lid); inverted basket
Artist
Artist not recorded
CultureZulu
Dateearly to mid-twentieth century
Place madeKwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA, Africa
MediumPalm fiber, grass, beads and thread, coil basketry and beadwork techniques
Dimensions8 × 2 in. (20.32 × 5.08 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of David Arment and Jim Rimelspach, David Arment Southern African Collection, IFAF Collection, FA.2024.12.203.
Object numberFA.2024.12.203
DescriptionImbenge (beer pot lid) made from Palm fiber, grass, beads and threadwith coil basketry and beadwork techniques. Design of four triangle quadrants alternating with black and white beads. One triangle spot of red fiber added.
c.1925
mid 20th century
