A long milk gourd with a hide handle. There is local repair to some splits in the form of thread covered with goat dung. The bottom of the gourd has been fixed by stitching on the base of a different gourd.

Collection type: Object
Description: A long milk gourd with a hide handle. There is local repair to some splits in the form of thread covered with goat dung. The bottom of the gourd has been fixed by stitching on the base of a different gourd.
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya; East of Mount Elgon
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 Dung, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Strung, Process Stitched, Process Repaired (local), Process Recycled, Process Covered
Dimensions: Diameter: max 100 mm, Length 560 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1978.20.63 Other numbers: JB9A

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