Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2009

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Basket with lid

mid 20th–20th century
Overall: 14 x 14 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Plant fiber

Classification: Basketry

Culture: African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples

Place of Creation: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Accession number: 2008.1516

Description: Small lidded basket

Provenance/Ownership History: 2002, sold by Boua Sylla, Providence, RI to Professor Dwight Heath, Providence, RI; 2008, gift of Dwight B. and Anna C. Heath in memory of their son David to the MFA. (Accession date: December 17, 2008)

Gift of Dwight B. and Anna Cooper Heath, in memory of their son, David B. Heath