Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . by the use to which the object is to be put and, to someextent, by the material as well. The former is obvious in such things as huts,mats, sledges, fish-traps, birdcages, bracelets, bags, hats and strainers, but it canalso be seen in actual baskets. UTILITARIAN ADDITIONS Lids When they occur, lids are generally plain rather than ornamental (164,Figs 93, 94). They are frequently separate from the body and serve some otherpurposes as well, such as winnowing trays or drinking cups. In the south, when alid is needed, a shal
Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . by the use to which the object is to be put and, to someextent, by the material as well. The former is obvious in such things as huts,mats, sledges, fish-traps, birdcages, bracelets, bags, hats and strainers, but it canalso be seen in actual baskets. UTILITARIAN ADDITIONS Lids When they occur, lids are generally plain rather than ornamental (164,Figs 93, 94). They are frequently separate from the body and serve some otherpurposes as well, such as winnowing trays or drinking cups. In the south, when alid is needed, a shallow basket bowl is generally inverted over the top of theother vessel. In Botswana, lids with small, more or less ornamental knobs areused. This latter is possibly a recent development. Handles Loops. The apparently indigenous form of handle, if such it can be called,is a loop of twisted sedge, grass or other fibre or of thong, attached either to theedge, or to the centre bottom of the article, by means of which it can be hung up(165). BASKETWORK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 169. Fig. 93. Lid on coiled sewn basket, 164. Cords are almost exclusively seen on twilled pouches. They serveboth as handles and to hold in place the lid, which slides up and down the cord(166a-166f, Fig. 95A). They may be attached in a variety of ways, most ofwhich are on the outside of the lower portion and ornamental. They always runup inside the lid, finishing outside on top, sometimes through a flat piece of wood. Stiff handles (167a, 167b, Fig. 95B, C), as distinct from cords, have notbeen recorded on uninfluenced indigenous work. They occur quite frequently ininfluenced work which is, however, commonly used. In woven work they may bemade by extending two opposite warps, and in coiled work by taking a loop outof the coil foundation. In either woven or coiled work they may be sewn skimming spoons have been recorded with an ornamental ring handle atthe end of the shaft; this is, in fact, an extension of
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