Burl bowl
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1750-1850
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Museum MapsObjects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- wood, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 x 16 7/8 x 16 7/8 in. (17.8 x 42.9 x 42.9 cm)
- Description
- A large wooden bowl with an uneven shape and a rounded bottom. The lip is decorated with incised Adinkra symbols. Formed metal pieces were nailed over 2 separate cracks, acting as "patches." There is surface wear throughout, particularly on the bottom and around the lip.
- Place used
- Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- bowls (vessels)
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- American South
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain