Title:
Double Gourd Vessel, (Calabash)
Object Name:
Gourd, Vessel
Other Name:
Gourd, Calabash, Double
Place of Origin:
Nyamezi, Tanzania, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 10"
W = 5"
D = 7"
The 500,000 Nyamezi people, whose name means either "Men of the West" or "Men of the Moon", are the largest ethnic group living in central Tanzania.
Calabashes are small objects for everyday and magical use.
Barquart, P. 220—21
H = 10"
W = 5"
D = 7"
The 500,000 Nyamezi people, whose name means either "Men of the West" or "Men of the Moon", are the largest ethnic group living in central Tanzania.
Calabashes are small objects for everyday and magical use.
Barquart, P. 220—21
Description:
Double gourd vessel , with leather attached to bottom gourd and leather strap around waist. Reddish brown colored gourd at top, black head finial stopper with white inlaid glass eyes.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Gourd W/Wood, Skin, String and Glass
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving / Skin and String Work
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2014.1.75
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