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Object Number 66-36-50/10870
Display Title Fat container (aktuma) made of hide?
Descriptions
Indigenous Term aktuma
Inventory Description Gourd jar, worked, leather strap handle, dried
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Turkana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms Lothagam; Lodwar, ca. 30 mi S of; Lake Ru, ca. 7 mi from the west shore of
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 17 x 17 cm (9 1/16 x 6 11/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 66-36-50/10870

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