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Araqe glasses, bought in local market for $.10 each
Araqe glasses, bought in local market for $.10 each
Object Number 973-42-50/11750
Display Title Araqe glasses, bought in local market for $.10 each
Descriptions
Object Description Araqe glasses, bought in local market for $.10 each, these replace tradition horn cups called mulake. Horn hard to find because of cost of labor input. Lemu converts to Protestant church refused to use this commercial type of glass for communion, presumably because of the association of this type of container with tumtu (low-class craftsmen group)
Inventory Description Drinking glasses, small, clear
Classification
  • Glass
Department Ethnographic
Date 1972-1973
Culture
  • Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia / Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms Horo-Guduru; Lemu; Gidda-Kiramu
Materials Glass
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 3.6 x 3.6 cm (1 15/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 973-42-50/11750

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