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Gourd container, red, grn/pk coiled basketry lid, hide handle & hinge, lid stuck
Gourd container, red, grn/pk coiled basketry lid, hide handle & hinge, lid stuck
Object Number 973-42-50/11693
Display Title Gourd container, red, grn/pk coiled basketry lid, hide handle & hinge, lid stuck
Descriptions
Object Description "Kadaba": cover for masoobi, copy of amhara style; it is fashionable+
Inventory Description Gourd container, red/grn/pk coiled basketry lid, hide handle/hinge, lid stuck
Classification
  • Gourd
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Gourd, Vegetable fiber, Hide, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 23.9 x 18.6 x 19.1 cm (9 7/16 x 7 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-42-50/11693/ 12

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