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Burl snuff gourd with metal inlaid dot designs, wood stopper, and long metal cha
Burl snuff gourd with metal inlaid dot designs, wood stopper, and long metal cha
Object Number 976-49-50/12010
Display Title Burl snuff gourd with metal inlaid dot designs, wood stopper, and long metal cha
Descriptions
Object Description Burl snuff gourd with metal inlaid dot designs, wood stopper, and long metal chain around its neck.
Inventory Description Wood bottle, ovate, wood plug, carved horn above shoulder, metal inlay/chain
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 11.3 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm (4 7/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 976-49-50/12010
Provenance
Collector Dr. Richard Michael Gramly (1975)

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