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:
Gourd Milk Bottle
Object Name:
Gourd, Milk
Other Name:
Gourd, Milk, Bottle
Place of Origin:
Mossi, Burkina Faso, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 28"
W = 9"
D = 9"

Other examples of Mossi art: Barquart, P. 68 — 71
Description:
Gourd shaped body with orange color, short cylindrical neck, leather rim. Drinking gourd turned upside down, wedged inside leather neck, black designs at bottom with black stripe on side. Reddish brown tones, leather straps holding gourd to cup on sides.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Wood W/Gourd, Beads and Leather
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving / Painting / Bead and Leather Work
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2014.1.73
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