Gourd bottle designed with hot iron

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Object Number 47-44-50/6166

Display Title Gourd bottle designed with hot iron

Descriptions

Inventory Description Bottle, gourd, double-lobed, burnt triangular designs, perf'd top w/veg fiber s

Classification

Bottle

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Inhambane

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa

Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of

Materials Gourd, Pigment, Vegetable fiber

Dimensions Overall: 21.7 x 14.8 x 14.9 cm (8 9/16 x 5 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

Quantity 2

Label on object 47-44-50/6166; #23

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