Shuku Blai
A coil weave basket, commonly known as shuku blai . Shuku blai is a Temne name for a type of finely made and ornamented coil-weave basket, often made by women and used for keeping valuable objects safe. This larger example is woven with red, brown and undyed, fibres.
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Further Information
- Type: Containers, vessels
- Object: Shuku Blai
- Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
- Culture Group: Temne
- Dimensions: 310mm x 120mm
- Production Date: 1909
- Associated Places: Sierra Leone (Created)
- Associated People: L. Probyn (Collector); A. Ridyard (Donor)
- Museum: World Museum Liverpool Sierra Leone Collection
- Accession Number: LIVCM.2.9.09.34
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