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Luba

Gourd Vessel with Stopper

1944-1954

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Luba

Gourd Vessel with Stopper

1944-1954

Physical Qualities Wood, fiber, feathers, 9 1/4 × 4 3/4 × 5 in. (23.5 × 12.1 × 12.7 cm.)
Credit Line Bequest of Allen A. Davis
Object Number 2017.110
Allen A. Davis, Santa Fe, NM by purchase, 2013; Robert Fiedler, Intrigue Gallery, Santa Fe, NM by purchase, 1985; Charles Robertson, San Diego, CA.
Gourd Vessel with Stopper was part of the collection of Charles Robertson, who was a missionary in the continent in the 1950s and 1960s. Robert Fiedler purchased the object from Charles Robertson's unamed son, a private detective in San Diego, CA.

Culture

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2000–2000

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