Gourd paint receptacle

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Object Number 98-3-50/51344

Display Title Gourd paint receptacle

Descriptions

Inventory Description Bottle, gourd, double-lobed, open at top, fiber cord around neck with hoof/seeds

Classification

Bottle

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa

Additional Geographic Terms Congo River?

Materials Gourd, Vegetable fiber, Animal hoof

Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 6 x 6 cm (5 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 98-3-50/51344

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