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Object Number 29-4-50/H844
Display Title Gourd water container
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bottle, gourd, double lobed, braided fiber cord at middle leading to stopper in
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Northeastern: Aruwimi; middle Uele River region
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 33 x 24 x 24.5 cm (13 x 9 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 29-4-50/H844

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