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Object Number 30-66-50/H1369
Display Title Made by Kalialia (Lukago, medicine)
Descriptions
Object Description Made by Kalialia (Lukago), medicine in gourd container
Inventory Description Bottle, gourd, double lobed, perf at bottom lobe, corn cob stopper, blk residue,
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wanyamwezi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania
Dimensions Overall: 10.1 x 5.5 x 5.3 cm (4 x 2 3/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-66-50/H 1369/ LUKAGO/ YA/ KALIALIA

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