DepartmentAfrica
Copper wire basket
NameBasket
Artist
Artist not recorded
CultureZulu
DateUnrecorded
Place madeSOUTH AFRICA, Africa
Mediumcopper wire, beads
Dimensions6 1/4 × 7 × 7 in. (15.875 × 17.78 × 17.78 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2024.5.1
ProvenancePurchased by the donor on a trip to South Africa.
DescriptionA Zulu copper wire basket with unusual asymmetrical design using metal beads. Open copper wire is not a popular style to work in, which adds to the basket’s uniqueness. Most pure copper baskets tend to be small in scale and this one is a good example of a medium sized basket. The basket is 6 ½” tall with the widest circumference measuring 8”.
Artist not recorded
early 20th century
