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Ostrich eggshell water container, opening stuffed with reeds.
Ostrich eggshell water container, opening stuffed with reeds.
Object Number 971-2-50/11599
Display Title Ostrich eggshell water container, opening stuffed with reeds.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term T'sun!u
Inventory Description Jar, hollowed out eggshell, hole drilled in one end
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Kalahari Desert
Materials Ostrich eggshell
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm (7 1/16 x 5 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 971-2-50/11599

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