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AF4334

From: Ethiopia | Lake Rudolph

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF4334
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Boran
Provenience Ethiopia | Lake Rudolph
Locus NE of Lake
Section African
Materials Leather
Description

Small, round, of thick hide, edge turned up, otherwise low cone. Crowned with boss; ornamented with embossed lines and knobs.

Height 14 cm
Length 42 cm
Width 42 cm
Outside Diameter 42 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Arthur Donaldson Smith, 1914
Other Number 18930 - Old Museum Number

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