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Object Number 973-11-70/5233
Display Title Gourd; used as water container, or canteen when travelling, 16"x3"
Descriptions
Object Description Gourd; used as water container, or canteen when travelling, 16"x3"
Inventory Description Bottle, gourd, elongated tapered to thin neck, cut top
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Southern Highland?
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 41 x 7.5 x 7.4 cm (16 1/8 x 2 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-11-70/5233

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