Container, gourd, bead plug on leather strap, metal wire and metal chain decorat

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Object Number 973-16-50/11478

Display Title Container, gourd, bead plug on leather strap, metal wire and metal chain decorat

Descriptions

Indigenous Term kuli gantsa

Object Description Container, gourd, bead plug on leather strap, metal wire and metal chain decorations

Inventory Description Horn? container, cylindrical stamped hide base, plastic plug, metal collar, chai

Classification

Container

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Hamar

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Ethiopia

Materials Horn, Hide, Metal, Plastic

Dimensions Overall: 11.3 x 2.9 x 3.3 cm (4 7/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 5/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 973-16-50/11478

Provenance

Donor Robert G. Gardner

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