Fine lidded baskets, three
Unrecorded artist, Barotse People
About the SessionFibre links to Form through finely crafted personal objects, including rare nineteenth-century items.
About this Item
Notes
Three beautifully crafted and deeply patinated through extensive use, these early examples of fine Lozi (Barotse) baskets. Demonstrating exceptional craftsmanship, they would have been prized personal possessions.
The Lozi people are centred in the Barotse Floodplain of western Zambia. They established a centralized kingdom centuries ago under rulers known as Litunga, meaning “keeper of the earth.” The kingdom, known to outsiders at the time as Barotseland (from Mu Lozi, “Lozi country”), was a powerful and well-organised state before European colonisation, maintaining a sophisticated system of governance and customary law.
The Lozi continue to uphold a strong cultural identity through their language, the Kuomboka Ceremony, and their fine basketry.
Provenance
Colin Sayers Collection.
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