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Object Number 29-4-50/H845.2
Display Title Bottle; gourd; perf'd body; cracked at perf'n; curved neck
Descriptions
Object Description Bottle; gourd; perf'd body; cracked at perf'n; curved neck
Inventory Description Bottle, gourd, perf'd body, cracked at perf'n, curved neck
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Belgian Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Northeastern; Aruwimi and middle Uele River region
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 23.3 x 8.7 x 8.7 cm (9 3/16 x 3 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 29-4-50/H845.2

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