Painted Gourd
This is one of five painted gourds, donated to the Sierra Leone National Museum by a Mr. Grant, a West Indian Frontier Soldier, born in 1877, who served in Sierra Leone but who didn t return to his native Jamaica. This example is painted blue, white and red.
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.1971.07.04a
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