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Large Tukana "ebur" vessel 09.04.1729

Milk containers are regularly sterilized with smoke from aromatic wood or dry herbs. The milk then gets a smokey taste. If the milk is left for two days in the container, it curdles and becomes a sort of yoghurt. Camel milk takes four days longer than cow milk to curdle.
The Turkana excel in wood and leatherwork. The beautiful and attractively decorated wood vessels are generally made out of Ekware wood (Gardenia volkensi) and Ekuruchanait (Delonix alata).

  • Ref.:09.04.1729
  • Size:Height: 27 cm: diameter: 15 - 17 cm
  • Weight:800 gr

Category

  • Milk & Butter Containers 09.04Horn of Africa 29.03East & South Africa 29.02
  • Containers & Household Items 09REGIONAL GALLERIES 29

Origin

  • East and South Africa
  • KENYA
  • Turkana

Material

  • AnimalLeather & skinsVegetalWood

Quality

  • Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)

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