H x W x D: 15.2 x 29.8 x 27.6 cm (6 x 11.75 x 10.875 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Myrriah, Niger
Date:
Late 20th century
Label Text:
A woman would own a series of gourds from small cups to large storage bowls to be used for everything from feeding a baby, serving stew, water or porridge, or holding items at the market. When collected some sections were dyed an orangish-red color, but color is no longer apparent.
Description:
Hemispherical gourd bowl engraved with a simple linear geometric design with a base circle and side panels.
Provenance:
Mildred A. Morton, Falls Church, Virginia, collected Myrriah, Niger, 1973 to 2000
Exhibition History:
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., November 4, 2017-ongoing
Conversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue - From the Collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and Camille O. and William H. Cosby, Jr., National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, November 7, 2014-January 24, 2016
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