Set of Nesting Wedding Baskets

c. 1900s ?

Maker Unknown

African Art

Set of Nesting Wedding Baskets, c. 1900s ?. Africa, Western Sudan, Burkina Faso, Lobi, 20th century (?). Plant fiber and leather; diameter of mouth with rim: 16.6 x 15.2 cm (6 9/16 x 6 in.); diameter of base: 6.4 x 3.2 cm (2 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.); part 2: 16.6 x 14 cm (6 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.); part 3: 13.8 x 12.7 cm (5 7/16 x 5 in.); part 4: 13.1 x 11.5 cm (5 3/16 x 4 1/2 in.); part 5: 12.1 x 10.5 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.); at mouth: 6.4 x 5.8 cm (2 1/2 x 2 5/16 in.); across top: 6.8 x 7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.); body: 5.4 x 4.9 cm (2 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.); width at top: 10 x 9.3 cm (3 15/16 x 3 11/16 in.); width of mouth: 9.5 x 8.3 cm (3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1975.1011

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Vessels
Formatted Medium: Plant fiber and leather
Medium: plant, fiber, leather
Dimensions: Diameter of mouth with rim: 16.6 x 15.2 cm (6 9/16 x 6 in.); Diameter of base: 6.4 x 3.2 cm (2 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.); Part 2: 16.6 x 14 cm (6 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.); Part 3: 13.8 x 12.7 cm (5 7/16 x 5 in.); Part 4: 13.1 x 11.5 cm (5 3/16 x 4 1/2 in.); Part 5: 12.1 x 10.5 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.); at mouth: 6.4 x 5.8 cm (2 1/2 x 2 5/16 in.); Across top: 6.8 x 7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.); Body: 5.4 x 4.9 cm (2 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.); Width at top: 10 x 9.3 cm (3 15/16 x 3 11/16 in.); width of mouth: 9.5 x 8.3 cm (3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Departments: African Art
Accession Number: 1975.1011
Credit Line: The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund
Rights Statement: CC0