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Long gourd vessel with leather cap
Long gourd vessel with leather cap
Object Number 34-91-50/421
Display Title Long gourd vessel with leather cap
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gourd bottle, worked, leather strap handle, dried, cap
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Masai
  • Hamite
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda / <State> / <County> / Elgongi
Additional Geographic Terms Kenya Colony; Mt. Elgon; region of
Materials Gourd, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 41.5 x 10.2 x 9.9 cm (16 5/16 x 4 x 3 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/421

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