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Calabash

Calabash

mid 20th–20th century
Object PlaceCôte d'Ivoire
Medium/TechniqueGourd, fiber, bark
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 38.1 x 34.3 cm (15 x 13 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Tim Hamill
Accession number2011.1731
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy 1992, with an African dealer, New York; 1002, sold by this dealer to Timothy Hamill, Boston; 2011, gift of Timothy Hamill to the MFA. (Accession date: September 21, 2011)
Trophy calabash
Trophy calabash
Artist Unidentified
19th century, 1850–1900
Image Not Available for Musical Instrument (thumb piano)
Musical Instrument (thumb piano)
Artist Unidentified
20th century
Container (nembandi)
Container (nembandi)
1890s
Gourd Container
Gourd Container
20th century
Engraved calabash (in two parts)
Engraved calabash (in two parts)
20th century
Engraved calabash
Engraved calabash
20th century
Image Not Available for Rattle
Rattle
Artist Unidentified
20th century
Milk container
Milk container
about 1980
Pyro-engraved gourd
Pyro-engraved gourd
20th century
Helmet mask (kavat)
Helmet mask (kavat)
late 19th–early 20th century
Headpiece
19th century
Vessel with lid
Vessel with lid
20th century