E0822: Vessel

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0822

Classification Category:

7:Distribution & Transportation Artifacts ➞ Container

Materials:

botanical ➔ gourd

Dimensions:

11 cm L
9 cm W
7 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Description:

A drinking vessel; egg-shaped up made from brown gourd. There are flower and leaf designs carved on outside.

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