Burl bowl
date: label: Date
content: 1750-1850
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: 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: label: Place used
content: Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Ghana, West Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.46.2
objectType: label: Type
content: bowls (vessels)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood, metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 x 16 7/8 x 16 7/8 in. (17.8 x 42.9 x 42.9 cm)