Kanuri Basketry: Revision history

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23 February 2026

  • curprev 08:5508:55, 23 February 2026 Niger afr adm talk contribs 2,381 bytes +2,381 Created page with "'''Kanuri Basketry''' is a traditional craft of the Kanuri people of Borno State and the Lake Chad region in northeastern Nigeria. The craft produces a variety of woven containers used for grain storage, transport, and trade, reflecting the semi-arid environment and long history of trans-Saharan commerce in the region. == Historical Background == Basketry among the Kanuri dates back to the Kanem–Bornu Empire (c. 9th–19th centuries), when woven containers played a cr..."