Gourd bowl

Museum number:
5-16906
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Accession number:
Acc.4748
Description:
Hemispherical bowl. 2 long splits, I repaired by drilling small holes on either side of spilt and stitching the split together with thread. Exterior incised with 3 cross-hatched bands (2 stained black), 6 circles, 2 bands divided into rectangles and 3 lines.
Donor:
Robert I. Orlins
Collection place:
Sudan
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Egypt, Nubia.
Collector:
Robert I. Orlins
Collection date:
1964-1965
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Gourds (plant components)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
February 8, 2005
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
diameter 17 centimeters and height 9 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Gourd bowl, accession number 5-16906, described as Hemispherical bowl. 2 long splits, I repaired by drilling small holes on either side of spilt and stitching the split together with thread. Exterior incised with 3 cross-hatched bands (2 stained black), 6 circles, 2 bands divided into rectangles and 3 lines.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Gourd bowl, accession number 5-16906, described as Hemispherical bowl. 2 long splits, I repaired by drilling small holes on either side of spilt and stitching the split together with thread. Exterior incised with 3 cross-hatched bands (2 stained black), 6 circles, 2 bands divided into rectangles and 3 lines.

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