Container (wood?), in leather sheath, wood plug, leather strap with metal beads

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Object Number 973-16-50/11475

Display Title Container (wood?), in leather sheath, wood plug, leather strap with metal beads

Descriptions

Indigenous Term kankal

Object Description Container (wood?), in leather sheath, wood plug, leather strap with metal beads attached. Length 3 1/2"

Inventory Description Container, wood, ovate, hide covered, wood stopped, strap with metal tubes

Classification

Container

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Hamar

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Ethiopia

Materials Wood, Leather, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 10.2 x 5.1 x 4.9 cm (4 x 2 x 1 15/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 973-16-50/11475

Provenance

Donor Robert G. Gardner

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