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Gourd bowl with pyrographed design; made to resemble a turtle shell
Gourd bowl with pyrographed design; made to resemble a turtle shell
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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