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1978.20.36

Fat gourd with hide loop handle.

1978.20.36

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fat gourd with hide loop handle.
Long description
Fat gourd with hide loop handle. Rounded, globular shaped gourd, covered with two pieces of hide laced together with thongs. Leather thong is threaded through perforations in the top of the leather and knotted to form a handle. The neck of the vessel is stuffed with ?paper or ?textile.
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Cultural groups
Tiati
Person
Field collector Jean Brown Sassoon
PRM source Jean Brown Sassoon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1978
Date collected
By 1978
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1978
Materials and processes
Material Gourd Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Paper Plant, Material Textile, Process Covered
Dimensions
Diameter: max 120 mm, Height: max 180 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1978.20.36 Other numbers: JB26B

Search terms: Vessel, Toilet, Status, Body Art, Cosmetic Vessel, Toilet Article, Body Art Accessory

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