Container

Object number81.17.619

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Bird Sanctuary, August 17, 1995 - February 11, 1996

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

Dimensions25 3/8 in. (64.5 cm)

MediumWood

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Lime container and spatula

Melanesian

Object number: 81.17.1497

Container with lid

Bamana

Object number: 81.17.36

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Container with lid

Object number: 81.17.1020

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Butter churn/fat container (Akutam)

Object number: 81.17.1102

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Butter churn/fat container (Akutam)

Object number: 81.17.1103

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Covered fat container (bottle)

Object number: 81.17.1105

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Gourd container

Object number: 81.17.1208

Fat container ("Mafuta")

Object number: 81.17.69

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Medicine container

Object number: 81.17.1633

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Shea butter container

Object number: 81.17.240

Covered Shea butter container

Object number: 81.17.269

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Container (Opon)

late 19th-early 20th century

Object number: 81.17.618

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