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Gourd container, incised decoration, skin carrying strap, approximately 10"
Gourd container, incised decoration, skin carrying strap, approximately 10"
Object Number 973-16-50/11447
Display Title Gourd container, incised decoration, skin carrying strap, approximately 10"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term nuri koissi
Object Description Gourd container, incised decoration, skin carrying strap, approximately 10"
Inventory Description Gourd jar, bulbous, leather bindings/straps, figurative and geometric designs
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Gourd, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 30 x 30 cm (11 7/16 x 11 13/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-16-50/11447
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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