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Gourd Vessel Covered with Leather

Turkana, Mid-20th century

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Turkana

Gourd Vessel Covered with Leather

Turkana, Mid-20th century

Physical Qualities Gourd, leather, wood, fiber, resin, 30 x 19.5 x 18 cm.
Credit Line Gift of Carolyn Barnes, Alexandria, Virginia, in Memory of Murvil and Katherine Barnes
Object Number 1998.589
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1998; collected by donor in northern Kenya between 1970-1974 while on assignment for USAID.
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