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Bottle

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Bottle

20th century

Maasai

Fluids derived from cows are the primary beverages for Maasai. Blood and milk are carried in gourds like this one for daily consumption.
Gourd, leather, and glass beads
28 3/4 in. (73 cm)
Diam.: 4 5/16 in.
Gift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
81.17.1108
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, African Panoplies: Art for Rulers, Traders, Hunters, and Priests, Apr. 21 - Aug. 14, 1988.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, A Bead Quiz, July 1, 2008 - July 1, 2009

Seattle Art Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. We honor our ongoing connection to these communities past, present, and future.

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