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Gourd container with gourd stopper, leather carrying strap, mended with sewn gra
Gourd container with gourd stopper, leather carrying strap, mended with sewn gra
Object Number 973-16-50/11441
Display Title Gourd container with gourd stopper, leather carrying strap, mended with sewn gra
Descriptions
Indigenous Term doala
Object Description Gourd container with gourd stopper, leather carrying strap, mended with sewn grass, height with stopper in place 13"
Inventory Description Gourd container, lid of same, hide accents, bead fringe, fiber/resin mend
Classification
  • Gourd
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Gourd, Hide, Glass, Vegetable fiber, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 29.1 x 17.3 x 18.2 cm (11 7/16 x 6 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-16-50/11441
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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