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Engraved calabash
Engraved calabash

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
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
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)
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