Gourd

Museum number:
5-17001
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050017001
Alternate number:
EC-27 (temporary number)
Accession number:
Acc.4787
Description:
Small gourd, fully covered with a beaded cover. Pattern is of connected, alternating, chevrons or blue and white extend completely around the gourd. The base and lip are beaded with solid blue segments. 1980's.
Donor:
Elizabeth Colson
Collection place:
Republic of South Africa
Culture or time period:
Zulu
Collector:
Elizabeth Colson
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Accession date:
September 9, 2011
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 13 centimeters and width 8.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Gourd, accession number 5-17001, described as Small gourd, fully covered with a beaded cover. Pattern is of connected, alternating, chevrons or blue and white extend completely around the gourd. The base and lip are beaded with solid blue segments. 1980's.

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