Object Details
- 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. The delicate geometric designs were engraved with a cold knife and blackened with soot.
- Description
- Hemispherical gourd bowl with overall lozenge design with a small circle in middle. The gourd is engraved with a cold knife and blackened with soot.
- Provenance
- Mildred A. Morton, Falls Church, Virginia, collected Jau, Nigeria, 1973 to 2000
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- Data Source
- National Museum of African Art
- Maker
- Hona artist
- Date
- Late 20th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mildred A. Morton
- Medium
- Gourd
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6.7 x 14 x 13.5 cm (2 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
- Type
- Sculpture
