Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0326A-C | |
| Category | Basketry; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Water urn with lid and holder | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Shura | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1976 | |
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Asparagus root; Wood; Camel hide | |
| Description | Large twined basketry water jug with rounded base and rounded sides that gradually taper inward as they rise to a high rim and wide mouth; Tall round lid with truncated cylindrical top fits securely inside jug's mouth; Jug is secured inside a carrying frame made from numerous pairs of peeled sticks that are bent into "U" shapes and lashed to each other and to a bundle of sticks just below the rim with strips of hide to form a deep U-shaped frame that is open at the top; Several heavy braided ropes of camel hide and plant fibers secure the basketry jug inside the frame. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 65.7, Rim Diam = 16.5, Max Diam = 47.0 | |