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Gourd bottle for knick-knacks
Gourd bottle for knick-knacks
Object Number 08-25-50/73663
Display Title Gourd bottle for knick-knacks
Descriptions
Inventory Description Jar, gourd, round body, short neck
Classification
  • Jar
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mombasa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Coast Province / Mombassa District / Mombasa
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 22.2 x 13.6 x 14.2 cm (8 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 5 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 08-25-50/73663; 73663

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