<em>Calabash</em>, before 1922. Calabash, brass, height: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); diameter: 4.8 lb. (2.2kg). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1357. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.1357_front_PS5.jpg)

Calabash

Medium: Calabash, brass

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:before 1922

Dimensions: height: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); diameter: 4.8 lb. (2.2kg)

Collections:

Accession Number: 22.1357

Image: CUR.22.1357_front_PS5.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Reddish-brown gourd, decorated with nine brass studs on the neck and 21 studs arranged in radiating lines from a hole in the body. Condition: good, edge of top opening chipped, hardened waxy substance on bottom, probably used in old installation.

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