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Description: | On AGM list, in his handwriting: "Large Gourd Cover Buff poker worked animal decoration". Drawing. SNFP. Incised decoration on inner and outer surfaces.
Gourd lid for gourd bowl NCM 1992-34.
Lid has stem at top and is has incised decoration of 4 birds, and geometric designs with circles, triangles, cross hatching Inside decorated with 4 stylised animal motifs. The surface of the gourd has been abraded to remove the shiny surface before decoration. 2 small holes on one side, about 38 mm apart - there are matching holes on the bowl so they may have been joined together with string or similar.
Accession number: NCM 1992-602/33 | Subjects: | food and drink? AFRICAN NIGERIAN | Temporal: | 1800-1878? | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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