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Object Number
32-61-50/B5196
Display Title
Milk gourd
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Gourd jar w/ lid, bulbous body, fur covered hide strap, wood lid w/ leather tie.
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tanosy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Madagascar
Materials
Gourd, Leather, Hide, Fur, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 28.9 x 16.3 x 17 cm (11 3/8 x 6 7/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
32-61-50/B5196; 187357; 2053
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