Collector:

Dr. Peter Seitel  Search this

Donor Name:

Dr. Peter Seitel  Search this

Height - Object:

43 cm

Diameter - Object:

16 cm

Culture:

Haya  Search this

Object Type:

Calabash

Place:

Ngera Village, Ibwere Township, Kagera Region, Tanzania, Africa

Accession Date:

25 May 1982

Collection Date:

1980

Notes:

UNDECORATED, LONG-NECKED CALABASH, GLOBULAR BODY. FITTED WITH A STOPPER FORMED BY TYING NARROW STRIPS OF PAPYRUS INTO A TASSEL SHAPE. INSERTED INTO THE CENTER OF STOPPER (9.5CM. LONG) IS A STRAW (56.5CM. LONG) REACHING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CALABASH. "THIS TYPE....USED EITHER AS A PERSONAL DRINKING VESSEL OF A WOMAN OR AS A DECANTER....FOR HONORED GUEST. A GIFT....TO DONOR BY WINIFRED KISIRAGA....PUT IN USE 1979."-P. SEITEL.

Record Last Modified:

28 Nov 2014

Specimen Count:

3

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

349806

USNM Number:

E422175-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d47929c3-d83a-45d6-b8bf-85a9043f79d5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8455024