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Object Number
2011.19.37
Display Title
Liquid container; hide with woven plant fiber at shoulder and neck; carved wooden stopper
Descriptions
Object Description
Liquid container, hide with woven plant fiber at shoulder and neck, carved wooden stopper, four wooden supports on top of the stopper are connected by a rounded square roof, on the attic of the stopper is a carved design, the stopper is carved from one piece of wood, wear and discoloration on top of stopper, container is highly discolored, fungus inside container, hide is gathered at the neck and banded together with plant fiber, bottom of container is rounded, mouth is an oval shape
Inventory Description
Container, bulbous body, constricted towards neck, fiber, hide wrapped, wooden stopper
Classification
- Bottle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1978 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
Materials
Hide Plant fiber Wood
Dimensions
Other: 34.2 x 27.5 x 25.3 cm (13 7/16 x 10 13/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.19.37
Credit Line
Gift of André J. Navez, Harvard '55
Provenance
Collector
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
Donor
Donated by
André J. Navez
(-7/19/2011)
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