Set of Five Small Woven Wicker Trays. Possibly Barotse Culture, Zambia

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Following the basketry technique used by the Barotse in Zambia. Each small, hand-woven tray features an individual design, crafted from arrangements of darker fibres into various geometric patterns. One tray displays a single series of pyramid shapes, while another features a pattern of alternating triangular and lineal designs. When mounted together, the set of five trays provides a striking interplay of simple geometric designs, and of dark and light.

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Estimated Period: 1950's

Ex Private Collection, UK

Length of Mount: 65cm

Width of Mount: 19cm

Diameter of Trays Ranges From 10cm to 11cm

Height of Trays Ranges from 4cm to 5cm

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