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2 Yellow gourds, a) 3.5 x 2 in.; b) 3.5 x 2.5 in., holes cut at top
2 Yellow gourds, a) 3.5 x 2 in.; b) 3.5 x 2.5 in., holes cut at top
Object Number 973-43-50/11683B
Display Title 2 Yellow gourds, a) 3.5 x 2 in.; b) 3.5 x 2.5 in., holes cut at top
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gourd, bulbous, neck and body, open at top, splotches of pigment on body
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Date 1867-1935?
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, Southern
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 9.3 x 6 x 5.9 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-43-50/11683B

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