Milk Container with Cover Cup

Borana people, Kenya, African

20th century

  • Titles Milk Container with Cover Cup (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood and braided fiber
  • Dimensions 14 x 8 in. Diam. (35.6 x 20.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1986.906.1-.2
  • Work Type container
  • Classification Containers

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