Bowl lid

A detailed carved gourd bowl was acquired by colonial officer Frederick Philip Pinkett between 1895 and 1911. The gourd bowl is decorated with various wall carvings and on the wide band at the top is inscribed ‘F.P. Pinket’. This is the bowl lid, the accession number for the bowl itself is 1/1993/11.

Dia. 290 x H. 175 mm

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
1/1993/10
Collection Class
Containers
Collection Area Region
W
Material
gourd
Common Name
bowl lid
Simple Name
bowl
Inscription Transcription
F.Pinket
Production Country
Nigeria
Production Year High
1911

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decorated bowl lid