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Object Number 08-25-50/73684
Display Title Woman's cup for hair oil
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cup, carved wood, ring base, flaring sides and rim, dark stain, cracked
Classification
  • Cup
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mombasa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms Mombasa District
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 4.6 x 8.5 x 8.6 cm (1 13/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73684

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