Vessel

Object Number:

37-22-82

Current Location:

Africa Gallery

Culture:

Sherbro

Provenience:

Sierra Leone
Sherbro Island

Section:

African

Materials:

Gourd
Fiber

Description:

Wooden neck, flaring to mouth, attached by a lashing of cord to the guard. The neck carries a cord loop for suspension. To one side of the neck an air vent has been made in the gourd. Container for palm wine or palm oil. This has been used for the former.

Credit Line:

Museum Expedition to Sierra Leone, 1936-1937; Henry Usher Hall