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Jar, Tanzania, (gourd, plant fibre, hide, glass beads & wood)

Jar, Tanzania, (gourd, plant fibre, hide, glass beads & wood)
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LWE410440
Image title
Jar, Tanzania, (gourd, plant fibre, hide, glass beads & wood)
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Artist
African School / African
Location
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Medium
gourd, plant fibre, hide, glass beads and wood
Dimensions
24.1x14 cms
Image description

this container with a figurative stopper could have been used to carry a variety of substances from emetic drugs to honey; the head carved on the stopper was believed to have magical powers of protection; smoking was used to darken the gourd; gourds are dried fruit shells;

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© Lowe Art Museum / Gift of Charles Jones / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
anthropomorphism / decoration / figurine / sculpture / art / spiritual / braided / african / africa / primitive / head / magical / jug / tribal / water / strap / east / vessel

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