"Buge": this shape and size, sometimes a little larger, are ladles used for dipp

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Object Number 973-42-50/11696

Display Title "Buge": this shape and size, sometimes a little larger, are ladles used for dipp

Descriptions

Indigenous Term Buge

Object Description "Buge": this shape and size, sometimes a little larger, are ladles used for dipping and pouring. They are gradually going out of use, in favor of metal ladles, available from traders in marketplace. ht. 9" dia. 3"

Inventory Description Gourd ladle, hollow, stained

Classification

Ladle

Department Ethnographic

Date 1972

Culture

Machagalla

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Ethiopia / Northern Wallega

Additional Geographic Terms Lemu; Gidda Kiramu; Hero Guduru; Awaraja

Materials Gourd

Dimensions Overall: 18.1 x 9.5 x 8.6 cm (7 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 973-42-50/11696

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
973-42-50/11693A	"Buge": goda bugo, gourd used for preparing batter used in making the staple bre	Gourd	Northern Wallega
973-42-50/11694	"Buge": this type of gourd used for drinking "farso", a grain drink made from ba	Cup	Northern Wallega
973-42-50/11693B	"Buge Dada," small gourd, used for storing butter highly spiced for applying to	Gourd	Ethiopia
973-42-50/11695	"Buge", same as 973-42-50/11694, but not broken in ("treated"); this type and si	Cup	Northern Wallega
974-53-10/52527A	Chiton shells; body used as source of food. Sometimes referred to as "gumshoes."	Shell	Alaska
39-112-60/6633	3 knucklebones of sheep - used in kind of dice game, sometimes tossed +	Faunal	Afghanistan
973-42-50/11695A	Also a "buge", but the size given to children for drinking, 5" h x 4" dia	Cup	Northern Wallega
973-42-50/11698	"Buge", with woven cover, unbleached straw, 8 in. dia.; 10 in. h. Cover used for	Basket	Northern Wallega
973-42-50/11697	"Buge": drinking gourds of this type prepared in traditional mahiber feasts. An	Cup	Northern Wallega
973-42-50/11736	Spindles, with gourd collars (3 examples); "tchali buge", less expensive, but mo	Spindle	Northern Wallega
08-36-70/74280	Spear for fighting, but sometimes used for hunting	Spear	Northern Nueva Vizcaya Eastern Lepanto
08-36-70/74281	Spear for fighting, but sometimes used for hunting	Spear	Northern Nueva Vizcaya Eastern Lepanto

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