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Object Number
975-12-50/11806
Display Title
Hospitality bowl with lid and human figures
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bowl, wooden, with lid, carved human figures supporting bowl and on lid
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Abeokuta
- Yoruba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms
Nigeria, southwestern
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 51 x 30.5 x 40.5 cm (20 1/16 x 12 x 15 15/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
975-12-50/11806
Provenance
Collector
Donald Deskey
Donor
Donald Deskey
(1950s - 1975)
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