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Milk Gourd (enkukuri)
Milk Gourd (enkukuri)
Milk Gourd (enkukuri)

Milk Gourd (enkukuri)

Datemid–late 20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumGourd, leather, beads, and thread
DimensionsHeight (including lid): 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm)
Circumference (at widest point): 15 in. (38.1 cm)
ClassificationsNatural Substances
Credit LineGift of Julianna Simmons
Object number2017.20.24
On View
On view
ProvenanceAmatuli Fine Art, Johannesburg, South Africa; sold to William B. Simmons, New York, NY, June 13, 2007; given to daughter Julianna Simmons, New York, NY, n.d.; given to NCMA, 2017.
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