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Object Number 40-24-50/4978
Display Title Calabash ornamented with burnt geometric incising - done by woman
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gourd cup, half gourd, incised linear design, polished, perforated handle.
Classification
  • Cup
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mvegumba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Bo River
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 22.5 x 16 x 11 cm (8 7/8 x 6 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-24-50/4978

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