Dowry gourd
Elaborate gourds are made by older women for a girl at marriage and form part of her dowry. The young bride will take it to her new home and will use it for to feed her husband for the first time.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 60/1948/91
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Containers
- Collection Area Region
- E
- Material
- gourdglassmetalfibreleather
- Common Name
- dowry gourd
- Simple Name
- bottle
- Production Country
- Kenya
