Gourd bowl

Museum number:
5-13661
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013661
Alternate number:
60a
Accession number:
Acc.3433
Description:
KARAM., Kenya; Gob Dabalene (village); Rendille. Summer, 1978. 5-13661, acc no. 3433. Orig. No. 60a. File code: 1.5 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Kalabash gourd split in half. Context of use: *Used for eating soup, hops, fruits and water; Groom also must carry this on wedding to drink goat soup. Blood then wiped on inside and left to dry. Description: Cup; calabash gourd. H=12.5 cm. L=29 cm. W=22 cm. Reference: for additional information, please see field sheet #JC 60A,B,C.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Gob Dabalene, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya; Gob Dabalene (village); Rendille
Culture or time period:
Rendille
Collector:
Jean Colvin
Collection date:
1978
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels)
Function:
1.5 Household
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Gourd bowl, accession number 5-13661, described as KARAM., Kenya; Gob Dabalene (village); Rendille. Summer, 1978. 5-13661, acc no. 3433. Orig. No. 60a. File code: 1.5 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Kalabash gourd split in half. Context of use: *Used for eating soup, hops, fruits and water; Groom also must carry this on wedding to drink goat soup. Blood then wiped on inside and left to dry. Description: Cup; calabash gourd. H=12.5 cm. L=29 cm. W=22 cm. Reference: for additional information, please see field sheet #JC 60A,B,C.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gourd bowl, accession number 5-13661, described as KARAM., Kenya; Gob Dabalene (village); Rendille. Summer, 1978. 5-13661, acc no. 3433. Orig. No. 60a. File code: 1.5 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Kalabash gourd split in half. Context of use: *Used for eating soup, hops, fruits and water; Groom also must carry this on wedding to drink goat soup. Blood then wiped on inside and left to dry. Description: Cup; calabash gourd. H=12.5 cm. L=29 cm. W=22 cm. Reference: for additional information, please see field sheet #JC 60A,B,C.

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