Gourd Bowl
Unidentified Shilluk maker
collected 1946-1948
Gourd
Diameter: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Height: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
48.66.11031
Geography
Place Made: Sudan, Eastern Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Service
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by W.P.G. Thomson, about 1946-1948; Sudan Government; sold to present collection, 1948.
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