Gourd plate

Museum number:
5-11510
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011510
Accession number:
Acc.2879
Description:
Gourd bowl, Nigeria, Haussa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11510, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Section of gourd cut into shape of saucer Context of use: for holding food Description: Tray or saucer; small circular section of gourd; undecorated; yellow; 14.6 cm. x 13.2 cm.
Donor:
Thomas D. Lanagan and W. H. Lawson
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Hausa att.
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
July 27, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Plates (general, dishes)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
July 27, 1972
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Gourd plate, accession number 5-11510, described as Gourd bowl, Nigeria, Haussa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11510, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Section of gourd cut into shape of saucer Context of use: for holding food Description: Tray or saucer; small circular section of gourd; undecorated; yellow; 14.6 cm. x 13.2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gourd plate, accession number 5-11510, described as Gourd bowl, Nigeria, Haussa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11510, acc no. 2879, file code 1.5. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Section of gourd cut into shape of saucer Context of use: for holding food Description: Tray or saucer; small circular section of gourd; undecorated; yellow; 14.6 cm. x 13.2 cm.

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