Funnel cut from a gourd

Made:
1890-1930
Funnel cut from a gourd

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Funnel cut from a gourd
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Funnel cut from a gourd, hemispherical head tapering towards tubular sput, African, 1890-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651024
Materials:
gourd
Measurements:
height 92 mm
diameter 68 mm
type:
funnel

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