Dish Cover

This is a plaited grass dish cover, to keep prepared food free from flies and other insects. It is decorated with horizontal stripes in dyed raffia, and has a small loop attached to the top for lifting.

Further Information

  • Type: Domestic equipment
  • Object: Dish Cover
  • Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Temne
  • Dimensions: 340mm x 340mm
  • Production Date: About 1905
  • Associated Places: Sierra Leone (Created
  • Associated People: Mrs. Adejatoo (Collector); A. Ridyard (Donor)
  • Museum: World Museum Liverpool Sierra Leone Collection
  • Accession Number: LIVCM.3.9.06.10

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