Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2009
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of Asia, Oceania, and Africa: July 2008–June 2009
Milk vessel with lid
mid 20th–20th century
Overall: 58 x 30 cm (22 13/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Plant fiber
Classification: Basketry
Culture: African, Uganda and Kenya; Borana peoples
Place of Creation: Uganda and Kenya
Accession number: 2008.1518
Description: Large, flask-shaped basket with lid
Provenance/Ownership History: 2004, sold by an unidentified African vendor in New York to Professor Dwight Heath, Providence, RI; 2008, gift of Dwight B. and Anna C. Heath in memory of their son David to the MFA. (Accession date: December 17, 2008)
Gift of Dwight B. and Anna Cooper Heath, in memory of their son, David B. Heath