Agaseke
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thumb|Agaseke Agaseke is a type of traditional Rwandese woven basket. It is characterized by its flat circular base that is taller than it is wide, with a sloped conical fitted lid. It is traditionally made of native natural fibers in natural off-white colors with naturally-dyed patterns in colors like purple, green, black, yellow, and red. There are numerous patterns that can be displayed on the sides of the agaseke, each with their own significance.
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It is catalogued under topics including Basket weaving and Society of Rwanda.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Cultural symbolism
- Historical and traditional uses
- Recent uses and importance
- Post-genocide reconciliation
- Cultural export product
- References
thumb|Agaseke Agaseke is a type of traditional Rwandese woven basket. It is characterized by its flat circular base that is taller than it is wide, with a sloped conical fitted lid. It is traditionally made of native natural fibers in natural off-white colors with naturally-dyed patterns in colors like purple, green, black, yellow, and red. There are numerous patterns that can be displayed on the sides of the agaseke, each with their own significance.
== Etymology == The word Agaseke is composed of two parts: aga- which indicates singularity and -seke which indicates the object itself. Agaseke in its plural form is uduseke. An alternative spelling of uduseke as ubuseke is also common.
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