Water gourd

Museum number:
5-6123
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006123
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Gourd; globular; in sling of cow skin strips; fiber strap; circle design of fiber sewn on side; dia. 26 cm.; h. 32.5 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:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1969-1970 #97: KQED Television (March 23, 1970–March 25, 1972)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Water gourd, accession number 5-6123, described as Gourd; globular; in sling of cow skin strips; fiber strap; circle design of fiber sewn on side; dia. 26 cm.; h. 32.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Water gourd, accession number 5-6123, described as Gourd; globular; in sling of cow skin strips; fiber strap; circle design of fiber sewn on side; dia. 26 cm.; h. 32.5 cm.

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