Woven Legacies: Innovation & Tradition
Timed Online Auction, 2 - 24 February 2025
Vintage baskets from southern Africa: The collection of Dr Elizabeth Terry
About the SessionThis selection of vintage baskets comes from the collection of Dr.Elizabeth Terry, a social scientist with a special interest in craft development. It marks a historic moment, being the first time a collection of this kind has come to market. Originating from Southern and Central Africa, these baskets demonstrate how everyday objects—once used for practical purposes like storing food, sifting grain, and carrying goods—transform over time into cultural artifacts and works of art.
About this Item
Notes
The basket design here references 'Shields of Shaka'. The coiling technique uses close, simple over-sewing over one coil, using bundles of palm leaf strips for the core. The lid is created with close simple over-sewing over many coils to create a smooth flat surface that can be easily inserted into the mouth of the basket. The black colour is achieved when the palm leaves are boiled with Euclea divinorum root bark and then soaked in mud for several days.
- Dr Elizabeth Terry
Provenance
Dr Elizabeth Terry Collection.
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