Object Number | 29-59-237 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mbangala |
Provenience | Angola |
Section | African |
Materials | Gourd | Calabash |
Description | Calabash. The stem, except for a small portion which forms a short neck, has been cut off, leaving a small round opening at the top of the vessel. Elaborate incised decoration of animal, human, and geometric figures. Hole in neck (for cord?). |
Height | 32 cm |
Outside Diameter | 19 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927 |
Other Number | Mercer 20173 - Old Museum Number |
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