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Long gourd (mbimbi)
Object Number 30-32-50/B4501
Display Title Long gourd (mbimbi)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gourd container, round body with long neck, perforated, cracked.
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wanyakusa
  • Mwaya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / Mwaya
Additional Geographic Terms Tanganyika Territory
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 62 x 14.5 x 14 cm (24 7/16 x 5 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-32-50/B4501

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