MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Decorative Bottle —1
Object Name:
Bottle, Decorated
Other Name:
Bottle, Glass
Place of Origin:
Mende, Liberia, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 5"



Description:
Triangular—shaped blue bottle. Decorated with a reddish colored leather at the top and bottom. Black leather in the center, interwoven with tan raffia, in a zig—zag pattern.
Collection:
Marianne Keown Collection
Material:
Glass, Leather, Raffia
Used:
Decorative Use
Technique:
Leather Works / Weaving
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2015.3.13
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