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"Gaffa": horn of the type used to make horn cups. 10 in. l.
"Gaffa": horn of the type used to make horn cups. 10 in. l.
Object Number 973-42-50/11706
Display Title "Gaffa": horn of the type used to make horn cups. 10 in. l.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Gaffa
Object Description "Gaffa": horn of the type used to make horn cups. 10 in. l.
Inventory Description Horn, hollow with resin at one end.
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Date 1972
Culture
  • Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia / Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms Lemu; Gidda Kiramu; Hero Guduru; Awaraja
Materials Horn
Dimensions Overall: 15 x 4.4 x 3.6 cm (5 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-42-50/11706; 22

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