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 example is very small, and decorated with orange dyed raffia.
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- Type: Containers, vessels
- Object: Shuku Blai
- Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
- Culture Group: Other
- Dimensions: 60mm [H]
- Production Date: Pre 2010
- Associated Places: Unknown
- Associated People: Unknown
- Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
- Accession Number: SLNM.2010.037.04
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