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 white.

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.1971.07.04b

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