H x W x D: 9.3 x 17.6 x 15.5 cm (3 11/16 x 6 15/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Chad
Date:
ca. 1970
Label Text:
Moral described the pattern she pyroengraved onto the exterior of the gourd as "python," evidently a popular pattern with variations given other examples in this collection. Typical for the style region, the entire exterior surface has been integrated into the design.
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.
Description:
Hemispherical gourd pyroengraved on the exterior with two rectangles in circles. Rectangles and circle bands are solid black edged in natural surface, with the background crosshatched.
Provenance:
Ellen Patterson Brown, Chevy Chase, Maryland, collected in Chad, 1971-1973 to 1994
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