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Serving Ladle
This container for beverages was made from a calabash gourd (Lagenaria siceraria, also known as "bottle gourd"). Text: Sandra Ferracuti.
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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Herero
Object type
Kalebasse
Dimensions
Länge: 28.5 cm, Durchmesser: 12 cm
Material/Technique
Pumpkin, Leather
pierced, knotted
pierced, knotted
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
110293
Provenance and sources
Provenance
The collection came into the museum on loan in 1923, and shortly before his death in 1932, Maag donated the collection to the museum. According to the information in the new acquisitions book, Maag "collected [all objects] himself in situ".
Text: Christoph Rippe.
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