Fowl Shaped Container

This is one of a pair covered bowls. It has been carved in the shape of a sitting chicken, or fowl, and are decorated with burnt circular designs.The bowl was collected by Miss B. Yorke, a Krio trader.

Further Information

• Type: Containers, vessels, Figures, sculpture
• Object: Fowl Shaped Container
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: 50mm x 160mm
• Production Date: Pre 1911
• Associated Places: Sierra Leone: Freetown (Created)
• Associated People: Miss B. Yorke (Collector); A. Ridyard (Donor)
• Museum: World Museum Liverpool Sierra Leone Collection
• Accession Number: LIVCM.10.4.11.41 a

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