Object

Accession No

1982.2975

Description

Mongwa. Calabash or gourd container for food storage. Gourd split longitudinally including stem. Contemporary repair made with plant fibre.

Place

Africa; East Africa; Kenya; Marakwet

Period

Source

Welbourn, Dorothy Alice [collector]; Crowther-Beynon Grant [monetary donor]

Department

Anth

Reference Numbers

1982.2975; MAA: 16 [suffix refers to box category; not part of Accession number]

Cultural Affliation

Marakwet; Kalenjin

Material

Gourd; Plant

Local Term

mongwa

Measurements

282mm

Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Object marked '16' in ink. [This is not a collector's number but refers to the category 'Food preparation' which was used in a previous boxing system.]

Event Date
Author: Lily Stancliffe

Context (Acquisition Details)
Catalogue card reads: 'Coll: D.A.Welbourn 1982'
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Mongwa, 1/2 calabash used for food storage prepared by man.
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Mongwa. Calabash or gourd container for food storage. Gourd split longitudinally including stem. Contemporary repair made with plant fibre.
Event Date 8/3/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe

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