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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Milk Container (dheel)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Milk Container (dheel)

Maker Somali Artist
Date20th century
Made/manufacturedSomalia, Africa
MediumFiber, leather, cowries
Dimensions11 in. (27.9 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Katheryne Loughran and John Loughran, President of Foundation for Cross Cultural Understanding
Object number2005.28.52
Collections
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