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Object Number 29-4-50/H845.1
Display Title Gourd containers
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bottle, gourd, perforated body and tip of stem, cracked
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Belgian Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Northeastern: Aruwimi; middle Uele River region
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 8.5 x 8.9 cm (7 5/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
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