Round wooden box - "makekes" - used for cooked food or meal – Objects

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Object Number 36-56-50/1453

Display Title Round wooden box - "makekes" - used for cooked food or meal

Descriptions

Inventory Description Wooden pot, with liz, rounded base, incised geometric design, pointed handle

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Barotse

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Zambia

Materials Wood, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 9.4 x 27 x 27.9 cm (3 11/16 x 10 5/8 x 11 in.)

Quantity 2

Label on object 36-56-50/1453

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