Container

Museum number:
5-16834
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
65 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4729
Description:
container for liquids. a gourd decorated with 8 strands of cowrie shells in groups of 2 strands per group. each strand has 4 or 6 shells and attaches to a woven ring stand. stand and a neck on the gourd with cap are woven of grass or reed. grass colors are green, red and natural light brown. thin reddish leather strap. gourd is brown.
Donor:
Dorothy Shack
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
East Africa, Ethiopia, Gurage
Culture or time period:
Gurage
Collector:
Dorothy Shack and William A. Shack
Materials:
Cowrie shell and Reed
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Containers (receptacles)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
May 22, 2002
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 13 centimeters and diameter 8.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 5-16834, described as container for liquids. a gourd decorated with 8 strands of cowrie shells in groups of 2 strands per group. each strand has 4 or 6 shells and attaches to a woven ring stand. stand and a neck on the gourd with cap are woven of grass or reed. grass colors are green, red and natural light brown. thin reddish leather strap. gourd is brown.

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