Bowl and lid

Museum number:
5-7669a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21057669a@2cb
Alternate number:
Law #11 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2445
Description:
bowl; of carved gourd, a series of incised lines and carved holes decorate the mid-circumference; both pieces the same in manufacturing detail. h. 6.5 cm. D. 21.5 cm
Donor:
LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:
Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Southwest Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
LeRoy M. Law
Collection date:
ca. 1967
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels), Carvings (visual works), and Gourds (plant components)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 6.5 centimeters and diameter 21.5 centimeters
Comment:
catalog card states Acc. date as 8-31-68, but should be 7-31-68
Loans:
S1979-1980 #57: International House (UC Berkeley) (April 11, 1980–April 14, 1980)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Bowl and lid, accession number 5-7669a,b, described as bowl; of carved gourd, a series of incised lines and carved holes decorate the mid-circumference; both pieces the same in manufacturing detail. h. 6.5 cm. D. 21.5 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Bowl and lid, accession number 5-7669a,b, described as bowl; of carved gourd, a series of incised lines and carved holes decorate the mid-circumference; both pieces the same in manufacturing detail. h. 6.5 cm. D. 21.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bowl and lid, accession number 5-7669a,b, described as bowl; of carved gourd, a series of incised lines and carved holes decorate the mid-circumference; both pieces the same in manufacturing detail. h. 6.5 cm. D. 21.5 cm

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