Bowl for ritual food offerings
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Dateca 1950
Place madeSOUTHERN INDIA, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA
Mediumcopper, tin
Dimensions2 3/8 × 9 1/16 in. (6 × 23 cm)
ClassificationsFood Service T&E
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Miss Hester Gassett, A.1989.47.2
Object numberA.1989.47.2
DescriptionHammered, copper-plated tin with raised relief designs inside and on outside shoulder. Bowl is wide, low, rising from base to sharp-edged shoulder; then turns in until rim, which bends out. Designs include flower and leaves inside center of bowl, surrounded by narrow rows of dots, zig-zags, and chevrons. One secondary band has 8 crescent moons with vinesOn View
Not on viewca. 1930
Early-Mid 20th Century
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded