Description (Labels & Markings)
Old label tied to object reads 'Dr. Herbert E. Durham, Dunelm, Eigne Hill, Hereford'.
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Calabash, cut horizontally into two unequal parts, of which the smaller forms the lid. Surface ornamented by cutting away areas bounded by zig-zag lines. History obscure.

Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Auction / Sale)
Collected and donated by British physician and botanist Dr Herbert Edward Durham (1866- 1945), Kings College, Cambridge.
Event Date 1940
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Several small deliberate holes around rim and four cracks, two of which have been mended with metal wire - uncertain whether these are original repairs. Pot has lid, also with deliberate holes in rim.
Event Date 24/8/2001
Author: Jazmin Hundal

Description (Physical description)
Gourd container (A) with lid (B). Comprised of a gourd cut into two pieces, both with triangular decoration on the exterior. A: Rounded base; cracks present, which have been repaired with metal wire at three points. B: Short stem at top of lid; three very small circular perforations present around rim.
Event Date 5/11/2021
Author: Jazmin Hundal