Engraved calabash
20th century
Object PlaceBurkina Faso
Medium/TechniqueGourd
DimensionsOverall: 17.8 x 14 cm (7 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carolyn and Eli Newberger
Accession number2014.2281
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ProvenanceBetween 1967 and 1969, acquired in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (then Upper Volta) by Drs. Eli and Carolyn Newberger, Brookline, MA; 2014, year-end gift of the Newbergers to the MFA. (Accession date: February 25, 2015)
20th century
20th century
about 1980
20th century
second half of the 20th century
mid-20th century