Beer dipper

Museum number:
5-15352
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015352
Alternate number:
xx (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4449
Description:
Beer dipper; calabash covered with woven red, white, green, blue, and black telephone wire in a geometric design. Used to serve portions of beer. For tourist trade, domestic use-- sell or trade. Artisan: Simon Mungai.
Donor:
Margot Winer and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Republic of South Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; South Africa; Venda
Culture or time period:
Venda
Collector:
Margot Winer
Collection date:
1989
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dippers (serving utensils)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
January 1990
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 17.7 centimeters and depth 8.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1995-1996 #9: Museum of International Folk Art (October 1, 1995–February 11, 2000)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Beer dipper, accession number 5-15352, described as Beer dipper; calabash covered with woven red, white, green, blue, and black telephone wire in a geometric design. Used to serve portions of beer. For tourist trade, domestic use-- sell or trade. Artisan: Simon Mungai.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Beer dipper, accession number 5-15352, described as Beer dipper; calabash covered with woven red, white, green, blue, and black telephone wire in a geometric design. Used to serve portions of beer. For tourist trade, domestic use-- sell or trade. Artisan: Simon Mungai.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Beer dipper, accession number 5-15352, described as Beer dipper; calabash covered with woven red, white, green, blue, and black telephone wire in a geometric design. Used to serve portions of beer. For tourist trade, domestic use-- sell or trade. Artisan: Simon Mungai.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Beer dipper, accession number 5-15352, described as Beer dipper; calabash covered with woven red, white, green, blue, and black telephone wire in a geometric design. Used to serve portions of beer. For tourist trade, domestic use-- sell or trade. Artisan: Simon Mungai.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beer dipper, accession number 5-15352, described as Beer dipper; calabash covered with woven red, white, green, blue, and black telephone wire in a geometric design. Used to serve portions of beer. For tourist trade, domestic use-- sell or trade. Artisan: Simon Mungai.

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