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Gourd container, corn cob stopper, leather carrying strap, height 10 1/2"
Gourd container, corn cob stopper, leather carrying strap, height 10 1/2"
Object Number 973-16-50/11444
Display Title Gourd container, corn cob stopper, leather carrying strap, height 10 1/2"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term kulfi
Object Description Gourd container, corn cob stopper, leather carrying strap, height 10 1/2"
Inventory Description Gourd bottle, ovate body with tapered top, hide binding/handle, corncob stopper
Classification
  • Gourd
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Gourd, Hide, Corncob
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 14.2 x 14.2 cm (10 5/8 x 5 9/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-16-50/11444
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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