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Gourd Container

MOA: University of British Columbia

3643/1

Gourd container with attached lid, round bottom, and a long slender neck that curves. Leather lid covers circular opening, and has beaded stripes along the top and bottom edges; done in light green, red, dark blue, orange, and white. Lid is attached to long hide strip that is stitched along the back of gourd, acting as a handle; skin strip is looped at end. Groupings of stripes decorate length of strap; done in dark blue, red, orange, and white.

  • Narrative

    Acquired by the donor when they lived in Tanzania and Uganda in the 1960s.

  • Type of Item container
  • Culture Maasai
  • Material gourd fruit, glass, skin
  • Measurements height 71.0 cm, width 15.8 cm, depth 19.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Connie Gainer
  • Received from Connie Gainer
  • Made in Tanzania
  • Creation Date between 1950 and 1970
  • Ownership Date before September 12, 2023
  • Acquisition Date on September 12, 2023
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3643/0001

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