Gourd dipper

Museum number:
5-14947
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Accession number:
Acc.4314
Description:
gourd dipper with 4 birds carved in low relief around a square; birds enclosed by 3 concentric rings; designs made by removing some of gourd skin. 24.5 cm long.
Donor:
Elizabeth Oppenheim
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba att.
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Elizabeth Oppenheim
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
March 30, 1988
Context of use:
tourist sale item
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 24.5 centimeters
Comment:
5-7264
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Gourd dipper, accession number 5-14947, described as gourd dipper with 4 birds carved in low relief around a square; birds enclosed by 3 concentric rings; designs made by removing some of gourd skin. 24.5 cm long.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gourd dipper, accession number 5-14947, described as gourd dipper with 4 birds carved in low relief around a square; birds enclosed by 3 concentric rings; designs made by removing some of gourd skin. 24.5 cm long.

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