Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered to object reads: '27/2/1987 repaired gourd sapped new for old from Vuru Marie [?] w of NggaJacob. He repairs much' [writing unclear]. [transcribed by R. Hand, 04/10/2001]
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Related Documents)
Black and white photograph of object attached to catalogue card.
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
Typed note found with object reads: 'Used for drinking beer and as a ladle for water, beer and 27/2/87. Old gourd swapped new for old from Vuru Marie. Note sewn repair of crack and the ownership marks burnt in, so if borrowed for a big beer drink it can be easily re-identified.
Very common object, several (3-10) in all houses.'
Event Date 1987
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff

Description (Physical description)
Nggap. Gourd vessel used for drinking beer and as a ladle for water. An oblate spheroid gourd has been cut in half vertically to create the vessel. On one side, a linear design has been burnt into the surface to act as an ownership mark. There are two small cracks coming down from the rim, which have been repaired with plant fibre stitches.
Event Date 29/10/2021
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff