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Object Number
973-16-50/11454
Display Title
Gourd bowls, attached by leather thong, diameter each 9 in.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
sia sherka
Object Description
Gourd bowls, attached by leather thong, diameter each 9 in.
Inventory Description
Gourd container, 2 halves hinged with hide thong, cracked
Classification
- Container
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
Materials
Gourd, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 23.4 x 27 cm (8 7/16 x 9 3/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-16-50/11454
Provenance
Donor
Robert G. Gardner
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