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Object Number
66-36-50/10863
Display Title
Wooden food container (atumba)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
atumba
Inventory Description
Bowl, gourd, rounded base, rectangular and flared rim, leather strap, cracked at
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Turkana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms
Lothagam; Lodwar, ca. 30 mi S of; Lake Rudolph, ca. 7 mi from the west shore of; Northern Frontier District (Turkana)
Materials
Gourd, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 19.2 x 28.6 x 21.8 cm (7 9/16 x 11 1/4 x 8 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
66-36-50/10863
Provenance
Collector
John Yellen
(02/1966-03/1966)
Donor
Donated by
John Yellen
(09/20/1966-10/03/1966)
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