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1966.25.3

Hemispherical wooden bowl with broad flat everted rim, decorated with incised geometric linear designs, stained black [RTS 6/4/2005].

1966.25.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hemispherical wooden bowl with broad flat everted rim, decorated with incised geometric linear designs, stained black [RTS 6/4/2005].
Geographical reference
South Sudan
Africa > Eastern Africa > South Sudan
Person
Field collector Reginald W. Davies
PRM source Reginald W. Davies
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1966
Date collected
By 1966
Acquisition information
Donated: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Stained, Process Decorated, Process Incised
Dimensions
Height: max 125 mm approx, Diameter 370 mm, Height 110 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.25.3
Research and responses

It is not clear if the identification of this vessel as Zande is correct, although Jeremy Coote thinks not; the shape and decoration are similar to a food bowl collected by Gunn in Omdurman in 1914 (1914.28.4) [RTS 18/5/2005].

Search terms: Vessel, Food and Drink, Bowl, Food Accessory

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