"Buge", with woven cover, unbleached straw, 8 in. dia.; 10 in. h. Cover used for

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Object Number 973-42-50/11698

Display Title "Buge", with woven cover, unbleached straw, 8 in. dia.; 10 in. h. Cover used for

Descriptions

Indigenous Term Buge

Object Description "Buge", with woven cover, unbleached straw, 8 in. dia.; 10 in. h. Cover used for drinking cottage cheese. Also for storing cheese. From Horo Guduru (village.)

Inventory Description Gourd bowl with lid, with woven fiber rim and lid, conical lid with knob on top.

Classification

Basket

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, Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 25.4 x 23 x 22 cm (10 x 9 1/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 973-42-50/11698

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973-42-50/11695A	Also a "buge", but the size given to children for drinking, 5" h x 4" dia	Cup	Northern Wallega
973-42-50/11694	"Buge": this type of gourd used for drinking "farso", a grain drink made from ba	Cup	Northern Wallega
973-42-50/11693A	"Buge": goda bugo, gourd used for preparing batter used in making the staple bre	Gourd	Northern Wallega
973-42-50/11689	"Gabe": gourd basket used for milk, after sealing treatment, used during milking	Basket	Northern Wallega
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973-42-50/11692A	Kadaba: Cover for "masobi." Copy of Amhara style. It is fashionable to set the	Table	Northern Wallega
973-42-50/11696	"Buge": this shape and size, sometimes a little larger, are ladles used for dipp	Ladle	Northern Wallega
973-42-50/11697	"Buge": drinking gourds of this type prepared in traditional mahiber feasts. An	Cup	Northern Wallega
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973-42-50/11691	"Warebo" - rounded baskets like this used for 1) storage for cotton; trinkets et	Basket	Northern Wallega

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