Coiled Basket

This is a coiled raffia basket from Ibi in Northern Nigeria. It is included as it was originally collected by a member of Sierra Leone's Krio community, John. G. Taylor. From the mid-nineteenth century, Krio traders, missionaries and professionals settled along the coast of West Africa and in settlements on the Niger River. This Krio diaspora maintained close links with Sierra Leone through steam shipping lines, and objects from throughout the region found their way to Freetown where they were sometimes acquired by European collectors.

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Further Information

  • Type: Containers, vessels
  • Object: Coiled Basket
  • Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Other, Krio
  • Dimensions: 95 mm
  • Production Date: Pre 1913
  • Associated Places: Central Nigeria (Collected and created)
  • Associated People: John. G. Taylor (Collector); A. Ridyard (Donor)
  • Museum: World Museum Liverpool Sierra Leone Collection
  • Accession Number: LIVCM.4.1.13.5

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