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"a'untenakwete" gourd. A container made of gourd, with a leather handle that is decorated with red, blue and white beads. The gourd is decoratd with with patterns in incised and blackened lines. The stopper is made from the central part of an ear of maize. The gourd contains animal fat.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
