Description
gourds, beads and textile, the three vessels of typical form, sitting on circular bases, with squat bodies and ring necks topped with elaborate zoomorphic lids, decorated throughout with beadwork (4)
Dimensions
tallest gourd 71cm, walking stick 92cm
Footnote
Provenance:
Collected between 1914-1918 by Robert Whyte Melville Dundas of Comrie, Scotland, who served in the West African theatre throughout WWI. Thence by descent.