Gourd vessel probably used for cosmetic substances

Made:: 1880-1920 in Uganda

Gourd vessel probably used for cosmetic substances
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Gourd vessel probably used for cosmetic substances, made by Ciga or Ankole tribe, Ugandan, 1880-1920

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Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A301565

Materials:: pottery

Measurements:: height 200 mm
diameter 220 mm

type:: kohl container

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Gourd vessel probably used for cosmetic substances

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