Gourd Container
Item number 3643/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
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.
Item History
- Made in Tanzania between 1950 and 1970
- Owned by Connie Gainer before September 12, 2023
- Received from Connie Gainer (Donor) on September 12, 2023
What
- Name
- Gourd Container
- Identification Number
- 3643/1
- Type of Item
- container
- Material
- gourd fruit, glass and skin
- Overall
- height 71.0 cm, width 15.8 cm, depth 19.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tanzania
Who
- Culture
- Maasai
- Previous Owner
- Connie Gainer
- Received from
- Connie Gainer (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1950 and 1970
- Ownership Date
- before September 12, 2023
- Acquisition Date
- on September 12, 2023
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3643/0001
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