Gourd container

Made:
1871-1903 in Tanzania
Gourd container

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Gourd container
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Gourd container, globular body surmounted by ovoid head with circular holes stopper missing, part of medicine man's outfit, Bondei tribel, Tanganyika, 1871-1903

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651683
Materials:
gourd
Measurements:
height 138 mm
body: diameter 78 mm
head: diameter 44 mm
type:
container

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