Bowl

Museum number:
5-14966
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014966
Accession number:
Acc.4184
Description:
Nut bowl. Double-lobed bowl with handle made from half a sea coconut. Outside is polished and edges scalloped. Handle made lengthwise where both lobes of the coconut join. Some scratches on outside. 33.2 centimeters long by 26.8 centimeters wide. Tourist item made for sale probably by Seychelles Islands, fide Dr. Burton Benedict.
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection place:
Seychelles Islands
Verbatim coll. place:
Seychelles att.
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Bowl, accession number 5-14966, described as Nut bowl. Double-lobed bowl with handle made from half a sea coconut. Outside is polished and edges scalloped. Handle made lengthwise where both lobes of the coconut join. Some scratches on outside. 33.2 centimeters long by 26.8 centimeters wide. Tourist item made for sale probably by Seychelles Islands, fide Dr. Burton Benedict.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Bowl, accession number 5-14966, described as Nut bowl. Double-lobed bowl with handle made from half a sea coconut. Outside is polished and edges scalloped. Handle made lengthwise where both lobes of the coconut join. Some scratches on outside. 33.2 centimeters long by 26.8 centimeters wide. Tourist item made for sale probably by Seychelles Islands, fide Dr. Burton Benedict.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Bowl, accession number 5-14966, described as Nut bowl. Double-lobed bowl with handle made from half a sea coconut. Outside is polished and edges scalloped. Handle made lengthwise where both lobes of the coconut join. Some scratches on outside. 33.2 centimeters long by 26.8 centimeters wide. Tourist item made for sale probably by Seychelles Islands, fide Dr. Burton Benedict.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Bowl, accession number 5-14966, described as Nut bowl. Double-lobed bowl with handle made from half a sea coconut. Outside is polished and edges scalloped. Handle made lengthwise where both lobes of the coconut join. Some scratches on outside. 33.2 centimeters long by 26.8 centimeters wide. Tourist item made for sale probably by Seychelles Islands, fide Dr. Burton Benedict.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 5-14966, described as Nut bowl. Double-lobed bowl with handle made from half a sea coconut. Outside is polished and edges scalloped. Handle made lengthwise where both lobes of the coconut join. Some scratches on outside. 33.2 centimeters long by 26.8 centimeters wide. Tourist item made for sale probably by Seychelles Islands, fide Dr. Burton Benedict.

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