Woven Grass bag

A woven grass bag with an all-over pattern of oblongs filled with alternating black and yellow lines. It has a diagonal band of smaller patterned black dots between the yellow lines and a seam at the bottom. The mouth is gathered into 16 plaits, forming a handle.

Further Information

• Type: Containers, vessels
• Object: Woven Grass bag
• Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: 850mm [L] x 420mm [W] x 60 mm
• Production Date: Pre 1899
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Collector)
• Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
• Accession Number: BMAG:WA507381

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