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1999.20.8

Wooden bowl with leather (goat-hide) loop. Two pyroengraved lines on one end. [RM [OPS move] 27/9/2016]

1999.20.8

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden bowl with leather (goat-hide) loop. Two pyroengraved lines on one end. [RM [OPS move] 27/9/2016]
Long description
Wooden bowl with leather (goat-hide) loop (presumably for hanging up the vessel) threaded through a hole at the side. A pair of pyroengraved lines on one end. [JC 30 6 1999]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Turkana Ngilukumong
Cultural groups
Turkana
Person
Field collector George Monbiot
Field collector Adrian Arbib
PRM source George Monbiot
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1993
Date collected
early 1993
Acquisition information
Donated: 1999
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Goat Skin Animal, Process Carved, Process Pyroengraved Pokerwork
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 130 x 275 mm, Width: max 125 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1999.20.8

Search terms: Vessel, Food and Drink, Bowl, Food Accessory

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