Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0279A,B | |
| Category | Basketry; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Container with lid | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Asparagus root fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Resin; Soot | |
| Description | Globular shaped container with narrow base and sides that flare slightly to shoulder that has horizontal ridge of asparagus root fiber with cowrie shells above it in a single row, the sides then narrow to a plain rim, lid made of same material with a ring of cowrie shells at top. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 28.9, Rim Diam = 9.0, Max Diam = 18.1 | |