Catalogue no: |
54641 |
Botanical classification: |
CUCURBITACEAE Lagenaria siceraria |
Donor: |
unknown |
Donor date: |
unknown |
Geographical origin: |
unknown |
This gourd, intricately carved
and decorated with silver, resembles a pipe-stem. A pipe attachment
would have been inserted in the central opening in the body of the
gourd. It was most likely donated by the India Museum to Kew in
1879, when the South Kensington-based museum closed its doors.
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