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Object Number 973-16-50/11474
Display Title Gourd container, wood plug attached to leather carrying strap by bead decorated
Descriptions
Indigenous Term buki
Object Description Gourd container, wood plug attached to leather carrying strap by bead decorated thong, metal, shell and bead decoration, circumference gourd 12 1/2 inches, gourd is painted.
Inventory Description Gourd jar w/ wood stopper, tied w/ beads and shells to leather strap w/ metal.
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Dimensions Overall: 10 x 10.1 x 10 cm (3 15/16 x 4 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-16-50/11474
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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