Bottle, Decorated : 2015.3.14

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 —2

Object Name:

Bottle, Decorated

Other Name:

Bottle, Glass

Place of Origin:

Mende, Liberia, Africa

Provenance:

Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 4"

Description:

Triangular—shaped blue bottle. Central area is decorated with a reddish colored leather and black leather at the top and bottom. Interwoven with tan raffia, in a zig—zag pattern, in the center.

Collection:

Marianne Keown Collection

Material:

Glass, Leather, Raffia

Used:

Decorative Use

Technique:

Leather Works / Weaving

Owned:

Art Department, Missouri Southern State University

Accession#:

2015.3.14