Gourd container

Museum number:
5-16833a-g
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210516833a@2dg
Alternate number:
30 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4729
Description:
(a) gourd container for liquids, (b) stopper, (c) base; gourd neck has been removed and woven grass neck replaces it along with decorative hide band to which strings of cowrie shells are attached (total of 8, of which 4 are completely detached (d, e, f, g)). woven straw or grass base forms ring stand and cowrie strings attached to hold ring in place. lid formed by tip of the gourd attached to a woven straw or grass base. a hide strap hand is attached to the neck of the container.
Donor:
Dorothy Shack
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
East Africa, Ethiopia, Gurage
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Materials:
Cowrie shell and Hide (collagenous material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Containers (receptacles)
Accession date:
May 22, 2002
Context of use:
personal or household
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
diameter 14.2 centimeters and height 28 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Gourd container, accession number 5-16833a-g, described as (a) gourd container for liquids, (b) stopper, (c) base; gourd neck has been removed and woven grass neck replaces it along with decorative hide band to which strings of cowrie shells are attached (total of 8, of which 4 are completely detached (d, e, f, g)). woven straw or grass base forms ring stand and cowrie strings attached to hold ring in place. lid formed by tip of the gourd attached to a woven straw or grass base. a hide strap hand is attached to the neck of the container.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Gourd container, accession number 5-16833a-g, described as (a) gourd container for liquids, (b) stopper, (c) base; gourd neck has been removed and woven grass neck replaces it along with decorative hide band to which strings of cowrie shells are attached (total of 8, of which 4 are completely detached (d, e, f, g)). woven straw or grass base forms ring stand and cowrie strings attached to hold ring in place. lid formed by tip of the gourd attached to a woven straw or grass base. a hide strap hand is attached to the neck of the container.

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