Wall decoration carved from a single piece of wood. Rectangular upper on a bell shaped lower. 2 tabs with drilled holes for hanging on top. Incised bands some with triangles. Painted blue, red and yellow.
Donor:
Robert I. Orlins
Collection place:
Al Junaynah, Western Darfur state, Sudan
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Egypt, Nubia, Gineina.
Culture or time period:
Nubian
Collector:
William A. Shack
Collection date:
1964-1965
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
February 8, 2005
Context of use:
Food preparation
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 34.5 centimeters and width 22.5 centimeters