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Source Description
The Chokwe pounded maize into a course flour and then sifted it in order to separate the finest flour for cooking. This domestic object exhibits a refined, elegant artistry in its proportion, shape, and integrated woven textures.
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Document identity
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94906
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Sifting Basket
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94906
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object
title
Sifting Basket
description
The Chokwe pounded maize into a course flour and then sifted it in order to separate the finest flour for cooking. This domestic object exhibits a refined, elegant artistry in its proportion, shape, and integrated woven textures.
date
before 1915
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79475767
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Tools and Equipment
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.); Outside: 39.4 x 20.7 cm (15 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.)
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Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, possibly Chokwe-style maker
accession
1915.464
Source extras
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Plant fibers and dye
tombstone
Sifting Basket, before 1915. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, possibly Chokwe-style maker. Plant fibers and dye; overall: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.); outside: 39.4 x 20.7 cm (15 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1915.464
collection
African Art
didYouKnow
F. M. Rapp––who acquired this basket in Congo while working for a diamond mine––attended the Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland.
citations
citation
Curnow, Kathy. <em>At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty, and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings</em>. The Galleries at Cleveland State University, 2014, cat. no. 1-3, pg. 46
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Educational Purchase Fund
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2026-06-18 21:18:28.135000
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94906
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African Art
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African Art
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Plant fibers and dye
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