Fiber Milk Container with Cowries
date: label: Accession Date
content: 6 Aug 2008
label: Collection Date
content: 18 Aug 1968 to 22 Aug 1970
name: label: Collector
content: Katherine Sobeck
label: Donor Name
content: Eileen Sobeck
notes: label: Notes
content: Container and lid, made from dried gourd, covered in (cotton?) knit cloth, then covered in a waxy substance. Two rows of cowrie shells are stitched around the lid, and another row on the shoulder of the container.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 28 Nov 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Kenya, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Samburu
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2041514
label: USNM Number
content: E433117-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Milk Container
physicalDescription: label: Height
content: 27.5 cm
label: Diameter
content: 26 cm