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1895.47.22

Gourd water bottle with suspending cords.[CW [OPS move] 14/9/2016]

1895.47.22

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Collection type
Object
Description
Gourd water bottle with suspending cords.[CW [OPS move] 14/9/2016]
Long description
Gourd water bottle with suspending cords. The surface of the gourd is undecorated and has a narrow neck with a perforation in one side. The vessel is bound with strips of interwoven bark fibre. Below the neck of the gourd there is a bound bark fibre suspension loop. [CW [OPS move] 14/9/2016]
Geographical reference
Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria
Aurès Mountains
Cultural groups
Kabyle Berber
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source William Downing Webster
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1895
Date collected
By 1895
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1895
Materials and processes
Material Gourd Plant, Material Bark Fibre Plant
Dimensions
Height: max 377 mm, Diameter: max 176 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1895.47.22

Search terms: Vessel, Food and Drink, Food Accessory

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