About the Artwork
Tanzania Gourd
late 19th century
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African
Unknown
Glass, gourd, beads, metal, seeds, and wood
Overall: 8 1/2 × 3 3/4 inches (21.6 × 9.5 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. William Wetsman
2000.17
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Peter Michael Boyd (Seatlle, Washington, USA)
2000-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
African, Tanzania Gourd, late 19th century, glass, gourd, beads, metal, seeds, and wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. William Wetsman, 2000.17.
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