Skip to content
Pitt Rivers Museum
AboutHire the MuseumNewsletterUniversity of Oxford

1978.20.393

Beer gourd vessel with string handle and burr seed lid - lid is lost. The stem of the gourd is curved. The opening is made by a round cut-out.

1978.20.393

Digital asset copyright: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Terms and Conditions

If you wish to order a high-resolution image and/or licence its use for print or web publication, exhibition, film, promotional product or any other use, whether in the academic or commercial sector of any print run, then please visit photographic services.

Collection type
Object
Description
Beer gourd vessel with string handle and burr seed lid - lid is lost. The stem of the gourd is curved. The opening is made by a round cut-out.
Long description
Beer gourd vessel with string handle and burr seed lid - lid is lost. The stem of the gourd is curved. The opening is made by a round cut-out. Parts of the epidermis remain.
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 String, Material Plant Seed, Material Bark Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Cutwork
Dimensions
Width: max 190 mm, Length: max 580 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1978.20.393 Other numbers: JB202

Search terms: Vessel, Food and Drink, Status, Narcotic, Food Accessory

Further items to explore