Milking Bucket

Karamajong people, Kenya, African

  • Titles Milking Bucket (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood and leather
  • Dimensions 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (24.1 x 14 x 14.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1991.1140
  • Work Type milking bucket
  • Classification Containers

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Mask (ntomo), Bamana people, Mali, African, wood, horn, pitch, seed, cowrie shell
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