Water gourd

Museum number:
5-6955
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006955
Alternate number:
78 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Native name: Kikuu cha kiwu - gourd for water Water gourd; globular gourd of red-brown; h. 19 cm; dia. 13 cm. Used by women for carrying and storing water Made by men
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukambani, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Kenya; Ukambani; Kamba (Murdock...44:2)
Culture or time period:
Kamba
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Water gourd, accession number 5-6955, described as Native name: Kikuu cha kiwu - gourd for water Water gourd; globular gourd of red-brown; h. 19 cm; dia. 13 cm. Used by women for carrying and storing water Made by men
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Water gourd, accession number 5-6955, described as Native name: Kikuu cha kiwu - gourd for water Water gourd; globular gourd of red-brown; h. 19 cm; dia. 13 cm. Used by women for carrying and storing water Made by men

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