"Cereal Basket Tutsi Culture, Rwanda Or Burundi First Half Of The 20th Century "
CEREAL BASKETTutsi culture, Rwanda or Burundi
First half of the 20th century
Polychrome basketry
H. 21 cm ; Diam. 10 cm
Called "agaseki" or "ibeseke", this covered basket is made of entirely woven plant fibers. The lid is conical and forms a handle, the body is decorated with a characteristic zigzag pattern called "umurenzi".
Very beautiful finesse in the weaving.
These baskets had the particularity of being made by the women of the Tutsi aristocracy.
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