Bag
This is a Maori purse from New Zealand. It is made from woven purple, green and natural grasses. The purse has a purple strap and opens with a flap at the front. There is a string of beads inside the ...
Basket
This basket was made by the Haussa people of West Africa. It is woven from natural and coloured plant fibres in black, brown and green.
Basket
Large Haussa basket, from West Africa, with a lid. The basket has a globular shaped body with black, brown and natural bands of colour.
Bowl
A large Haussa bowl, from West Africa, made of plaited basketry. The basket has a rounded base with brown, green, gold, purple and natural bands of colour.
Bowl
A large Haussa bowl, from West Africa, made of plaited basketry. The basket has a rounded base with brown, green, gold, purple, black and white and natural bands of colour.
Bowl
Haussa basket work, in the form of a shallow basketry bowl, from the Hinterlands, Cameroon. The basket has a natural colour and is unfinished.
Cowrie Shell Disc
This is a cowrie shell disc from Nigeria. It is made of a large basketry disc with cowries attached in a spiral. The disk is said to be 'the price of a wife', and it may be part of a Haussa bride's trousseau. ...
Mat
This mat or tray is from Ghana. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in gold, black, yellow and red. The label dates from an early exhibition of the tray, and reads "Haussa Straw Trays". ...
Mat
This mat or tray is from Ghana. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in gold, black, yellow and red. The label dates from an early exhibition of the tray, and reads "Haussa Straw Trays". ...
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in yellow, black, green and purple. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various ...
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in yellow, black, green and purple. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various ...
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in black and gold. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various sizes in the ...
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in red, black and white. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various sizes ...
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in red, black and white. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various sizes ...
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in red, black and white. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various sizes ...
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in red, black and white. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various sizes ...
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in red, black and white. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various sizes ...
Quiver
This quiver was used by the Orang Asli of the Malay Peninsula. It is formed from a wooden cylinder with a basketry lid, and a plaited handle. The body of the quiver is decorated with incised lines and ...