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Half gourd vessel
Object Number 34-91-50/850
Display Title Half gourd vessel
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gourd bowl, rounded body and base, crenellated rim.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamite
  • Tereki
  • Maragoli
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 15.2 x 9.5 cm (6 11/16 x 6 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/850

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