Gourd

Museum number:
5-15636
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015636
Accession number:
Acc.4612
Description:
Bowl (calabash), gourd; natural color; engraved human, animal, scenic designs on exterior; engraved geometric design band near rim; one perforation near rim; Diameter 18.0 centimeters X height 9.5 centimeters.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and Pearl Crowley
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Central Africa; Zaire; Shaba Province; Chokwe
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley and Pearl Crowley
Collection date:
1960
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
1.5 Household
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Gourd, accession number 5-15636, described as Bowl (calabash), gourd; natural color; engraved human, animal, scenic designs on exterior; engraved geometric design band near rim; one perforation near rim; Diameter 18.0 centimeters X height 9.5 centimeters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gourd, accession number 5-15636, described as Bowl (calabash), gourd; natural color; engraved human, animal, scenic designs on exterior; engraved geometric design band near rim; one perforation near rim; Diameter 18.0 centimeters X height 9.5 centimeters.

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