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Object Number
971-2-50/11598
Display Title
Ostrich eggshell water container
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
T'sun!u
Inventory Description
Jar, hollowed-out ostrich egg, hole drilled one end stuffed
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Kalahari Desert
Materials
Ostrich eggshell, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm (7 5/16 x 5 5/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
971-2-50/11598
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![Man squatting, pouring water from //’ai [ostrich eggshell water container], into an enamel dish, with a man wearing a hat and a kaross tied around his shoulders sitting in the background](/internal/media/dispatcher/654901/postagestamp)
