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Object Number
973-16-50/11445
Display Title
Gourd container, leather and bast carrying strap, incised decoration at rim 7 3/
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
kulfi
Object Description
Gourd container, leather and bast carrying strap, incised decoration at rim 7 3/4" h
Inventory Description
Gourd jar, bulbous body and neck, incised rim, with leather binding and strap.
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
Materials
Gourd, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm (7 1/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-16-50/11445
Provenance
Donor
Robert G. Gardner
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