Object class: Baskets (containers) / Culture or time period: Nigerian cultures / Function: 7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Ink pot, accession number 5-15158, described as Ink pot. Globular gourd with multiple self bumps. 2 woven leather knobs inserted at sides. Wood stopper attached to plaited hair handle with single red-stained leather band. Height of gourd 8.7 centimeters. From Niger, N'guigmi Market; Moslem Kanouri. Used by mullahs, students, etc. to carry ink.