Basket

Description

Basket of woven palm fibre collected by Dr John Kirk, economic botanist on David Livingstone's Zambezi Expedition,1858-1864: Eastern Africa, Mozambique, Zambezi Delta

Museum reference

A.538.2 A

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Basket

Production information

Zambezi Delta, Mozambique, Eastern Africa

Date

Mid 19th century

Materials

Palm fibre

Physical description

Palm fibre

Associations

Collector: Kirk, John, Dr, 1832 - 1922
Zambezi Expedition

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