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Gourds

Small water bottle encased in a net

Small water bottle encased in a net

Catalogue no:

54652

Botanical classification:

CUCURBITACEAE Lagenaria siceraria

Donor:

J. Motley

Donor date:

1851

Geographical origin:

Asia Tropical, Borneo, Labuan

 

This water bottle, made of a gourd and encased in a woven net, was most likely collected in Labuan, an island located off the Northwest coast of Borneo in the Asia Pacific region. It would have once been carried by the Dyaks, a tribe living in Borneo, on their journeys.

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