Collector:

Dr. Labelle Prussin  Search this

Donor Name:

Dr. Labelle Prussin  Search this

Height:

13 cm

Diameter:

27.5 cm

Culture:

Maure  Search this

Object Type:

Bowl

Place:

Rosso, Trarza, Mauritania, Africa

Accession Date:

6 Aug 2002

Collection Date:

1982

Notes:

Handcarved bowl, made of two toned wood (darker and lighter natural shades within the same piece of wood). Incised with parallel lines and 2 diamonds with cross-hatching. Cracked. Chip in lip is filled in with small piece of wood, which is reinforced with a tiny strip of copper. Donor says that this bowl was acquired on a field trip organized in conjunction with the Aga Khan Conference held in Dakar, 1982.

Record Last Modified:

28 Nov 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2023032

USNM Number:

E431574-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/377b4563c-85b9-4f78-a2a6-23648af5e5ae

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8547356