This is half calabash cut from full calabash into two parts and the contents removed and ashes put into them and left in the sun for six days before the ashes is removed. It is used to drink milk or porridge.
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Title: Porridge Gourd
Location: Kenya
Type: Porridge Gourd
Rights: National Museums of Kenya
Medium: Gourd
Photographer: Gibsphotography
Local Name: Mongwo
Community: Endo
Collection Date: 1978-04-07
Collected By: S. Somjee and J. Kasagam
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