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Object Number
2011.19.29
Display Title
Gourd bowl with pyrographed design; made to resemble a turtle shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Gourd bowl with pyrographed design; made to resemble a turtle shell, black rim, unadorned interior, cross-hatching and spiral pyrographs, 2 linear marks on interior, color fading on base of the bowl
Inventory Description
Gourd bowl, pyrographed designs, black rim, unadorned interior with two linear marks
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1968 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Chad
Materials
Gourd
Dimensions
Other: 12.8 x 25.6 x 24.8 cm (5 1/16 x 10 1/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.19.29
Credit Line
Gift of André J. Navez, Harvard '55
Provenance
Collector
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
Donor
Donated by
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
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