Clove Dish

Unidentified maker (Zanzibar)

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20th century

Porcelain with blue and gold glaze

Overall: 1 3/4 × 2 5/8 in. (4.5 × 6.7 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Professor Irving E. Bender

168.92.25631

Geography

Place Found: Zanzibar, Tanzania, Eastern Africa, Africa

Place Made: China, East Asia, Asia

Period

20th century

Object Name

Tools and Equipment: Food Service

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Course History

History 5.08, African and African American Studies 19.01, Africa and the World, Robby Zeinstra, Fall 2023

History 5.08, African and African American Studies 19.01, Africa and the World, Robby Zeinstra, Fall 2023

History 69.01, African and African American Studies 53.01, Religion 74.17, Islam in African, Robby Zeinstra III, Spring 2024

Provenance

Professor Irving Edison Bender (1893-1976), Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1968.

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