Men's journey basket (ékat) ; with handle, diagonal stitch, square bottom, medium brown; 10" x 12.5", 25.4cm x 31.75cm rim to rim, height: 11" 37.98cm Woven by men exclusively
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon; Fang
Culture or time period:
Fang
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1967-1968 #137: Design (UC Berkeley) (May 15, 1968–May 28, 1968) and S1984-1985 #19: Merritt College (November 7, 1984–April 22, 1985)