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Object Number 973-16-50/11454
Display Title Gourd bowls, attached by leather thong, diameter each 9 in.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term sia sherka
Object Description Gourd bowls, attached by leather thong, diameter each 9 in.
Inventory Description Gourd container, 2 halves hinged with hide thong, cracked
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Gourd, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 21.5 x 23.4 x 27 cm (8 7/16 x 9 3/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-16-50/11454
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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