Title:
Milk Gourd
Object Name:
Gourd, Milk
Other Name:
Gourd, Milk
Place of Origin:
Borana, Ethiopia or Kenya, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 13—1/2"
W = 11—1/2"
D = 8"
Borana — Cattle keeping pastoralists who now keep camels in the more arid parts of their territory.
Containers take three to nine months to complete. Smaller and more decorated vessels are generally reserved for visitors, or the head of the household. They are generally hung on the wall as decoration and rarely used.
H = 13—1/2"
W = 11—1/2"
D = 8"
Borana — Cattle keeping pastoralists who now keep camels in the more arid parts of their territory.
Containers take three to nine months to complete. Smaller and more decorated vessels are generally reserved for visitors, or the head of the household. They are generally hung on the wall as decoration and rarely used.
Description:
Yellow—ocher gourd, milk container with raffia cover. Held with brown leather straps, with white cowrie shell beads on leather, tight lid.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Gourd W/Raffia Cover, Leather Straps and Shells
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Raffia, Shell and Leather Work
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2014.1.74
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