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Gourd container, grass collar, leather strap, approximate height 13 in.
Gourd container, grass collar, leather strap, approximate height 13 in.
Object Number 973-16-50/11446
Display Title Gourd container, grass collar, leather strap, approximate height 13 in.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term balka
Inventory Description Gourd container, globular withbulbous neck, narrow top, fiber ring, hide strap
Classification
  • Gourd
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Gourd, Hide, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 33 x 24 x 25 cm (13 x 9 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-16-50/11446
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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