Wooden Dish

Unidentified maker (Uganda)

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late 19th-early 20th century

Wood

Overall: 14 9/16 × 5 7/16 in. (37 × 13.8 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase

39.64.6907

Geography

Place Made: Western Uganda, Uganda, Eastern Africa, Africa

Period

19th century

Object Name

Tools and Equipment: Food Service

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

Collected by Reverand R.H.(Harry) Leakey (1868-1940), Missionary with the Church Mission Society in Kenya, late 19th-early 20th century; given to the Museum and Art Gallery, Reading, England, date unknown; sold to present collection, 1939.

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