Gourd container

Title:

Gourd container

Date:

1951

Description:

Gourd vessel with a hide cover over its mouth; decorated strip of hide with green, red, and blue beads and seven cowry shells attached to side; string of white, orange, and blue beads attach the cover to the strip of hide; origin Turkana people of Kenya.

Collection Title:

Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection

Contributing Institution:

Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston

Media Type:

Objects

Topical Subject:

Gourds--Africa, Turkana (African people)--Material culture, Kenya--Civilization--20th century, Cowries, and Beverage containers

Geographic Subject:

Africa, Kenya, Africa, Sub-Saharan, and Africa, East

Shelving Locator:

1989.001.107a

Date Digital:

2009-08

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi; Nikon D80 camera; archival images in .tif and .nef formats.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

45738