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Object Number
34-91-50/842
Display Title
Large gourd bottle with leather strap and cover
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Gourd bottle, ovoid, incised, 2 leather straps, cap with shell and glass beads.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Bottle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Maragoli
- Hamite
- Tereki
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
/
Western Province
/
Kakamega
/
Kaimosi
Materials
Gourd, Leather, Shell, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 38 x 14.6 x 12.8 cm (14 15/16 x 5 3/4 x 5 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-91-50/842
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