E0822: Vessel

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E0822
Classification Category:
7:Distribution & Transportation Artifacts ➞ Container
Materials:
botanical ➔ gourd
Dimensions:
11 cm L
9 cm W
7 cm H
Provenance of Object:
This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Description:
A drinking vessel; egg-shaped up made from brown gourd. There are flower and leaf designs carved on outside.
Related Collections
Accession: 1996.ETHN62, 1/1/96
Donated by: Unknown
(1996.ETHN62)