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Object Number
973-42-50/11710
Display Title
Galgalo, a goatskin bag for carrying grain, made by peeling the hide from the ca
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Galgalo
Object Description
Galgalo, a goatskin bag for carrying grain, made by peeling the hide from the carcas of a slaughtered goat at the time of throat cutting. Requires the use of junde, 50/11711
Inventory Description
Bag, hide and remnants of hair, conical, 1 end stitched closed
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
/
Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms
Lemu; Gidda Kiramu; Hero Guduru
Materials
Hide, Hair, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 109.5 x 45 x 5.7 cm (43 1/8 x 17 11/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50/11710
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