Painted Gourd

This is one of five painted gourds, donated to the Sierra Leone National Museum by a Mr. Grant, a Jamaican West Indian Frontier Soldier. This example is painted white and green, with an inscription showing the details of the donor.

Further Information

  • Type: Containers, vessels, Domestic equipment
  • Object: Painted Gourd
  • Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Other
  • Dimensions: Unknown
  • Production Date: Pre 1971
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Mr. Grant, Freetown (Donor)
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1971.07.04e

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