The container comes from Ethiopia and may have belonged to the Somali, Borana or Gabra peoples.
Being decorated, it is possible this particular container would have been gifted at a special ceremony such as a wedding.
Ethiopian pastoral peoples have a variety of containers, and this one has a beautiful patina and a woven lid to the incised base. The rim of the gourd top is also woven.
Height: 14" (including the leather carrying handle)
x Diameter: 6"
