Wood carved container with leather carrying strap, height 8 in.

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Object Number 973-16-50/11442

Display Title Wood carved container with leather carrying strap, height 8 in.

Descriptions

Indigenous Term boatcha

Inventory Description Bucket, carved wood, cylindrical with rounded base, hide handle/binding, salt

Classification

Bucket

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Hamar

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Ethiopia

Materials Wood, Salt, Hide

Dimensions Overall: 20.1 x 15.7 x 16.7 cm (7 15/16 x 6 3/16 x 6 9/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 973-16-50/11442 & Contains SALT!

Provenance

Donor Robert G. Gardner

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