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Object Number 991-14-50/12589
Display Title Bowl
Descriptions
Object Description Large wooden bowl for ceremonial meals, with exterior crosshatched and linear carved patterns. Nicely patinated. Extensive insect damage inside and out. Large crack from rim into body of bowl. Visible and olfactory evidence of use.
Inventory Description Bowl, pedestal base, incised, triangular design, cracked
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Guere
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cote d'Ivoire
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 21.5 x 42.6 x 42.3 cm (8 7/16 x 16 3/4 x 16 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-14-50/12589
Provenance
Collector Byron Harvey, III
Donor Dr. Monni Adams (12/2/91)

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