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Gourd vessel with fiber string handle. cracks mended with string. Chipanda
Gourd vessel with fiber string handle. cracks mended with string. Chipanda
Object Number 49-14-50/8284
Display Title Gourd vessel with fiber string handle. cracks mended with string. Chipanda
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Chipanda
Inventory Description Bowl, gourd, uneven rim 2 cracks mended w/ vegetable fiber, vegetable fiber loop
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yao
  • Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials Gourd, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 12 x 16.2 x 16 cm (4 3/4 x 6 3/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8284

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