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Object Number
30-32-50/B4498
Display Title
Gourd (ngonga)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Gourd, container, bulbous, constricted in center, burned geometric design, tie
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Wanyakusa
- Mwaya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tanzania
/
Mwaya
Additional Geographic Terms
Tanganyika Territory
Materials
Gourd
Dimensions
Overall: 22.2 x 13.5 x 13 cm (8 3/4 x 5 5/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
30-32-50/B4498
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-32-50/B4499 | Gourd (ngonga) |
Jar
|
Mwaya
| |
| 30-32-50/B4499.1 | Gourd (ngonga) |
Container
|
Mwaya
| |
| 973-16-50/11447 | Gourd container, incised decoration, skin carrying strap, approximately 10" |
Jar
|
Ethiopia
| |
| 41-80-30/7841 | Small dumbbell-shaped gourd container (poporo); used to hold lime + |
Jar
Raw Material |
Colombia
| |
| 973-16-50/11445 | Gourd container, leather and bast carrying strap, incised decoration at rim 7 3/ |
Jar
|
Ethiopia
| |
| 41-80-30/7838 | Narrow mouthed gourd container |
Jar
|
Colombia
| |
| 16-46-50/B1140 | Decorated gourd jar |
Jar
|
Gebel Moyah
| |
| 32-61-50/B5196 | Milk gourd |
Jar
|
Madagascar
| |
| 88-51-10/48098 | Gourd receptacle |
Jar
|
Zuni Pueblo
| |
| 30-65-50/H1453 | Gourd covered jar, small |
Jar
|
Sudan
| |
| 33-106-30/592 | Larger gourd container than 30/591 |
Jar
|
Ecuador
| |
| 33-32-70/126 | Gourd betel container |
Jar
|
Papua New Guinea
|