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Bottle
Made from a calabash gourd (Lagenaria siceraria, also known as "bottle gourd"), the bottle is richly and carefully decorated with patterns and strings of glass beads strung on leather and plant fibre cords. Text: Sandra Ferracuti.
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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Object type
Flasche
Dimensions
Höhe: 22 cm, Durchmesser: 16 cm
Material/Technique
Calabash, Leather, Brass , Glass , Plant fibre
Dried, Tanned, Forged, turned, threaded, Bead weaving
Dried, Tanned, Forged, turned, threaded, Bead weaving
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
F 56284 a
Provenance and sources
Provenance
Collector worked as a nurse in South-West Africa (today Namibia) from 1969-73, where she acquired the object.
Text: Sandra Ferracuti.
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