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Description: | A gourd covered in woven plant fibre and painted gold in places. Around the opening at the top is a circlet of carved bone, with a fluted edge. The gourd has a round stopper, possibly made of bone, with a ring at the top through which a length of purple braid is threaded.
Label: An oval label with handwritten information is attached to the stopper.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn5826
caption: General view of label of Horniman Museum object no nn5826 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | gourd basketry food containers plant fibre braid bone paint stoppers (food processing & storage) Food and Feasting | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-80533 | Go to resource |
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