Container Item Number: 1198/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Five halved, spherical gourd shells set round side up and strung together in a row with wire. Each gourd is shallowly carved with different geometric and curvilinear designs, then painted black, orange and yellow-orange.
Narrative
The bowls were previously owned by the donor's father, Reverend Banfield, who was a missionary, mainly in West Africa, from 1901 to c. 1930. He worked for many years among the Nube people in interior Nigeria.
Item History
- Made in Nigeria ? before 1930
- Owned by Alexander Banfield before 1949
- Owned by Althea Fullerton before February 26, 1987
- Received from Althea Fullerton (Donor) on February 26, 1987
What
- Name
- Container
- Identification Number
- 1198/3
- Type of Item
- container
- Material
- gourd fruit, paint and metal
- Overall
- height 9.0 cm, width 90.0 cm, depth 19.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nupe ?
- Previous Owner
- Alexander Banfield and Althea Fullerton
- Received from
- Althea Fullerton (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nigeria ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1930
- Ownership Date
- before 1949 and before February 26, 1987
- Acquisition Date
- on February 26, 1987
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1198/0003