General
General
Object Auto ID
23470
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_29725
Common Name
vessel
Classified Name
Vessel
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Spherical gourd with narrowish mouth. Decorated with triangular-shaped designs created with inlaid wire work.

Related Object(s)
Brenthurst Collection
Current Owner/Responsible Custodian
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Colours
Brown
Copper
Inscriptions
Label: A native man made this by hand. It is a gourd. It will not hold water, but may contain a glass or pot for flowers. & dried grasses etc. Would look most effective. Mother with my love. Olive
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
19th to early 20th century
Collector
Jonathan Lowen
Collector Comment
Jonathan Lowen
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
Media
Powered by Drupal

Creative Commons Licence
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 South Africa License.