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Collector:
Dr. Peter Seitel  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. Peter Seitel  Search this
Height - Object:
54 cm
Diameter - Object:
16 cm
Culture:
Haya  Search this
Object Type:
Calabash
Place:
Nshekasheke Village, Tanzania, Africa
Accession Date:
25 May 1982
Collection Date:
1980
Notes:
UNDECORATED, LONG-NECKED CALABASH, GLOBULAR BODY, SLIGHT SWELLING NEAR TOP OF NECK. FITTED WITH A STOPPER FORMED BY TYING NARROW STRIPS OF PAPYRUS INTO A TASSEL SHAPE. (CA. 20CM. LONG)..."THIS KIND OF STOPPER IS USED IN A KILELE...AND MARKS A CALABASH USED AS A PERSONAL DRINKING VESSEL. GROWN AND USED BY ZAVELIO GABRIELI BUSHELI." IBID. EXCEPT ESTIMATED INCEPTION OF USE IN 1972.
Record Last Modified:
28 Nov 2014
Specimen Count:
2
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
349806
USNM Number:
E422172-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3974d5b8e-8a18-4f80-b289-cdcb7482d0d4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8455019