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Gourds from baoab tree
Object Number 22-29-70/D1703.4
Display Title Gourds from baoab tree
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, gourd, ovoid, incised animal designs, seeds inside
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Materials Gourd, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 9.6 x 9.6 cm (7 1/16 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D1703.4
Provenance
Collector Mr. Walter Badenach (1922)
Donor Donated by Mrs. Walter Badenach (1922)

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