Gourd vessel. Ngao

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Object Number 49-14-50/8287

Display Title Gourd vessel. Ngao

Descriptions

Indigenous Term Ngao

Inventory Description Gourd container, round body withlg side hole, narrowing neck, sm holes/bumps

Classification

Gourd

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Yao
Lambia

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Nyasaland

Additional Geographic Terms Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near

Materials Gourd

Dimensions Overall: 16.1 x 8.9 x 8.3 cm (6 5/16 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 49-14-50/8287

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
49-14-50/8289	Gourd vessel. Ngao	Gourd	Nyasaland
49-14-50/8288	Gourd vessel. Ngao	Raw Material Container	Nyasaland
49-14-50/7887	Small gourd vessel. Kawako	Gourd	Nyasaland
49-14-50/7885	Small gourd vessel. Kawako	Gourd	Nyasaland
49-14-50/7860	Gourd vessel with hole on side. Luwoko	Gourd	Nyasaland
49-14-50/7859	Gourd vessel with hole on side. Luwoko	Gourd	Nyasaland
49-14-50/7864	Gourd vessel with opening on side. Luwoko	Gourd	Nyasaland
49-14-50/7862	Gourd vessel with hole on side. Luwoko	Gourd	Nyasaland
49-14-50/7863	Gourd vessel with opening on side and grass stopper. Luwoko	Gourd	Nyasaland
49-14-50/7886	Small gourd vessel. Kawako	Gourd	Nyasaland
49-14-50/8209	Gourd vessel with leather handle, Infinga Yamwana	Gourd	Nyasaland
49-14-50/7869	Gourd vessel with opening on side. Luwoko	Gourd	Nyasaland

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