"Buge": drinking gourds of this type prepared in traditional mahiber feasts. An

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Object Number 973-42-50/11697

Display Title "Buge": drinking gourds of this type prepared in traditional mahiber feasts. An

Descriptions

Indigenous Term Buge

Object Description "Buge": drinking gourds of this type prepared in traditional mahiber feasts. Any man invited to a feast was expected to make his gourd of a unique shape or marking. The stand is added for identification only. Drinking implements usually hand-held as long as they contain drink. Eating requires only one hand.

Inventory Description Gourd cups, 1 striped, pedestal bases sewn, wrapped/connected veg fiber twine

Classification

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, Vegetable fiber

Dimensions Overall: 16.8 x 7.9 x 8 cm (6 5/8 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 973-42-50/11697

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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
973-42-50/11698	"Buge", with woven cover, unbleached straw, 8 in. dia.; 10 in. h. Cover used for	Basket	Northern Wallega
973-42-50/11695A	Also a "buge", but the size given to children for drinking, 5" h x 4" dia	Cup	Northern Wallega
973-42-50/11695	"Buge", same as 973-42-50/11694, but not broken in ("treated"); this type and si	Cup	Northern Wallega
973-42-50/11736	Spindles, with gourd collars (3 examples); "tchali buge", less expensive, but mo	Spindle	Northern Wallega
2004.29.3871	Stones piled up at Red Gap as a result of numerous acorn feasts		California
973-42-50/11696	"Buge": this shape and size, sometimes a little larger, are ladles used for dipp	Ladle	Northern Wallega
05-7-10/65464	Head ring worn at feasts and dances	Raw Material Headband	North America
04-23-10/64686	Wooden ladle, tigwa-em-quon, for dishing stews, especially at feasts	Ladle	Walpole Island Reservation
10-21-10/76477	Feast bowl	Raw Material Basket	California

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