Roots

Museum number:
5-13689
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013689
Accession number:
Acc.3433
Description:
ERGEG- a kind of plant., Kenya; Gob Dogo (village); Rendille. Summer, 1978. 5-13689, acc no. 3433. Orig. No. 27. File code: 8.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Roots from ERGEG plant. Boil for 10 minutes to soften, remove bark and twist for sewing or weaving. Context of use: Used by women and girls for making woven containers; ex. KUNI, MURUB; DJI-DJO, DIBEHSO, MADAL, also rim of SOROR and KUL. Description: Roots; tied with leather strap. L=68 cm. Reference: for additional information, please see field sheet #JC 27.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Gob Dogo, Marsabit, Kenya
Culture or time period:
Rendille
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Roots, accession number 5-13689, described as ERGEG- a kind of plant., Kenya; Gob Dogo (village); Rendille. Summer, 1978. 5-13689, acc no. 3433. Orig. No. 27. File code: 8.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Roots from ERGEG plant. Boil for 10 minutes to soften, remove bark and twist for sewing or weaving. Context of use: Used by women and girls for making woven containers; ex. KUNI, MURUB; DJI-DJO, DIBEHSO, MADAL, also rim of SOROR and KUL. Description: Roots; tied with leather strap. L=68 cm. Reference: for additional information, please see field sheet #JC 27.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Roots, accession number 5-13689, described as ERGEG- a kind of plant., Kenya; Gob Dogo (village); Rendille. Summer, 1978. 5-13689, acc no. 3433. Orig. No. 27. File code: 8.3 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Roots from ERGEG plant. Boil for 10 minutes to soften, remove bark and twist for sewing or weaving. Context of use: Used by women and girls for making woven containers; ex. KUNI, MURUB; DJI-DJO, DIBEHSO, MADAL, also rim of SOROR and KUL. Description: Roots; tied with leather strap. L=68 cm. Reference: for additional information, please see field sheet #JC 27.

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