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1968.20.184

Gourd container with a leather cap attached by way of a strip of leather. The leather strip has beads attached.

1968.20.184

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Collection type
Object
Description
Gourd container with a leather cap attached by way of a strip of leather. The leather strip has beads attached.
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Uaso Nyiro River Magadi Concession
Cultural groups
Maasai
Person
Field collector Jean Brown Sassoon
PRM source Jean Brown Sassoon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1968
Date collected
1968
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1968
Materials and processes
Material Gourd Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Bead, Process Stitched, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Width: max 90 mm, Length: max 495 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.20.184 Other numbers: M23

Search terms: Vessel