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Red and Black Triangle Pattern Basket (Oops Bowl) Zulu culture 20th century Sweetgrass, papyrus, and pigment L. 20.5 cm x W. 20.5 cm x H. 7.5 cm BFPC collection #2010.19

Red and Black Triangle Pattern Basket (Oops Bowl): Researched by Jonathan Kodner

September, 2020 by Whitney Mosley

Image of Red and Black Triangle Pattern Basket
Red and Black Triangle Pattern Basket (Oops Bowl)
Zulu culture
20th century
Sweetgrass, papyrus, and pigment, L. 20.5 cm x W. 20.5 cm x H. 7.5 cm
BFPC collection #2010.19

The Red and Black Triangle Pattern Basket, traditionally known as an Oops bowl, is a type of sweetgrass basketry made by the Zulu culture of southeastern Africa. Although properly woven Oops bowls may be water-tight, they are typically used for holding foods such as nuts, sweets, or potato chips.

Young Zulu children are taught to make these baskets in order to carry on the tradition of Zulu basket weaving. The pattern on this basket reveals that the weaver was a Zulu boy, as the triangle motif signifies masculinity. Researched by Jonathan Kodner

 

 

For more information, you may contact the researcher(s) noted in the title of this exhibit entry, or Dr. Billie Follensbee, the professor of the course, at BillieFollensbee@MissouriState.edu

Filed Under: 2020 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: african art, African basketry, basketry, zulu culture

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