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Catalog Number CAS 0513-0036A,B   CAS 0513-0036A,B; Milk container with lid
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Vessels
Object Name Milk container with lid
Culture Rendille
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist. Marsabit, Rendilleland
County
Other Geographic Data Marsabit, Rendilleland
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1976
Collection Name N/A
Materials Gourd; Camel leather; Plant fiber; Plastic; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Wood; Glass beads
Description Container made from hollowed bottleneck gourd whose stem has been removed; Lower portion of gourd is partially wrapped in leather harness to which a short leather carrying strap is attached at the base of the gourd's constricted neck; 3 vertical bands of the harness are decorated with cowrie shells and 2 leather straps that project upward along the gourd's neck are decorated with blue, white, red, black, and orange beads along their edges and orange and yellow disc beads on their faces; Mouth of container is elongated with leather rim, decorated with blue glass beads strung on wire; Removable hollowed stopper is carved from wood and is conical in shape; Jar is used for collecting and storing milk.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 33.3, Rim Diam = 5.7, Max Diam = 12.6