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Object Number 66-36-50/10860
Display Title Wood milk container with hide cover (ngrumun-gillie-ngalla)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ngrumun-gillie-ngalla
Inventory Description Jar, dried gourd, leather straps, vegetable fiber stitching, conical gourd lid
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Turkana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms Lothagam; Lodwar, ca. 30 mi S of; Lake Ru, ca. 7 mi from the west shore of
Dimensions Overall: 40.5 x 23.4 x 22.2 cm (15 15/16 x 9 3/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 66-36-50/10860

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