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Object Number 17-41-50/B1890
Display Title Drinking gourd
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bowl, gourd half, 2 perforations at top, braided fiber cord, carved wood hook
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bashilele
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 16.5 x 8 cm (4 1/8 x 6 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B1890

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