Beer Straw, Ganda, Late 19th Century

A long, slender beer straw curves diagonally across a plain cream background. Its shaft is wrapped in bands of dark and light plant fiber, with a pale tip at the upper end and a bound, darker base at the lower end. The object is shown whole against a soft, even backdrop.

Artist

Ganda artist

Date

Late 19th century

Medium

Plant fiber, reed

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of African Art)

Size

1330 × 1920 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art