Beer gourd

Museum number:
5-6064
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
100 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Beer gourd; tear-drop shaped; used for storing native (Masai) beer; probably made by men; 43 cm; diameter 16 cm
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Olorgesailie, Kenya
Culture or time period:
Maasai people
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Collection date:
1964
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 43 centimeters and diameter 16 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Beer gourd, accession number 5-6064, described as Beer gourd; tear-drop shaped; used for storing native (Masai) beer; probably made by men; 43 cm; diameter 16 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Beer gourd, accession number 5-6064, described as Beer gourd; tear-drop shaped; used for storing native (Masai) beer; probably made by men; 43 cm; diameter 16 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beer gourd, accession number 5-6064, described as Beer gourd; tear-drop shaped; used for storing native (Masai) beer; probably made by men; 43 cm; diameter 16 cm

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