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Object Number
49-14-50/8025
Display Title
Banana leaf package around gourd. Kifunda
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
kifunda
Inventory Description
Gourd container, broken, wrapped with dried fiber leaf, seeds inside
Classification
- Container
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials
Gourd, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 20.5 x 25 cm (8 1/4 x 8 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8025
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49-14-50/8024 | Banana leaf package. Kifunda |
Container
|
Nyasaland
| |
| 64-18-70/4168 | Water gourd (ijuak) with banana leaf plug |
Bottle
|
Indonesia
New Guinea | |
| 64-18-70/4473 | Red clay (pimut) wrapped in banana bark for body decoration |
Container
|
Indonesia
New Guinea | |
| 35-31-50/1262F | Gourd - leaf stopper with cord |
Raw Material
Container |
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1262E | Gourd with folded leaf stopper |
Raw Material
Container |
Cameroon
| |
| 64-18-70/4173 | Water gourd patched with pitch (broken in two pieces) |
Container
|
Indonesia
New Guinea | |
| 35-31-50/1262C | Gourd with leaf stopper |
Raw Material
Container |
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1262D | Gourd with long leaf stopper |
Raw Material
Container |
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1264D | Gourd with leaf stopper |
Bottle
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1261D | Gourd with short leaf stopper |
Charm
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 973-11-70/5232 | Gourd. used as water container, or canteen when travelling, 11"x8" with fiber ca |
Container
|
Southern Highland?
| |
| 49-14-50/7975 | Child's banana leaf mat. Kitefu |
Mat
|
Nyasaland
|