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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 9-12118a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 9-12118a-c, described as Container; a) hollowed zebu cow horn; b) hide cover; C) string tie; total length 28.5 cm, diameter at top 10.5 cm. For packing and export of civet, aromatic substance used as a fixative in perfumery. Extracted from the tail glands of captive animals in Ethiopia. Before import tariffs compelled the use of synthetic substitutes and alternatives, Indian perfumers used to import large quantities of civet in this form. This specimen was one of the few remaining with S.N. Kelkar, Indian perfumer. The lingering scent is not civet.

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Hearst Museum object titled Vessel, accession number 9-12149, described as Tinned copper water vessel; globular with narrow neck, flaring rim; inscription incised on side reads in Gujerati the owner's name and date of 1943. Native name nahvanu kalasyo or lota. For use in bathing. See accession envelope for copy inscription and translation. Height 13 cm.

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Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 9-12118a-c, described as Container; a) hollowed zebu cow horn; b) hide cover; C) string tie; total length 28.5 cm, diameter at top 10.5 cm. For packing and export of civet, aromatic substance used as a fixative in perfumery. Extracted from the tail glands of captive animals in Ethiopia. Before import tariffs compelled the use of synthetic substitutes and alternatives, Indian perfumers used to import large quantities of civet in this form. This specimen was one of the few remaining with S.N. Kelkar, Indian perfumer. The lingering scent is not civet.

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Hearst Museum object titled Vessel, accession number 9-12149, described as Tinned copper water vessel; globular with narrow neck, flaring rim; inscription incised on side reads in Gujerati the owner's name and date of 1943. Native name nahvanu kalasyo or lota. For use in bathing. See accession envelope for copy inscription and translation. Height 13 cm.

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