Tobacco gourd

Museum number:
5-6953
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Tobacco gourd; plumb bob shaped gourd covered with black substance; h. 12 cm; dia. 5.5 cm.
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukambani, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kamba
Culture or time period:
Kamba
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco gourd, accession number 5-6953, described as Tobacco gourd; plumb bob shaped gourd covered with black substance; h. 12 cm; dia. 5.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco gourd, accession number 5-6953, described as Tobacco gourd; plumb bob shaped gourd covered with black substance; h. 12 cm; dia. 5.5 cm.

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