- Collection:
- Selections from the Collections of the Tubman African American Museum, 1800-2012
- Title:
- Chocho vessel
- Date of Original:
- 1800/2012
- Subject:
- Boran (African people)
Milk containers--Ethiopia
Gourds
Fiberwork
Beadwork
Wire craft
Cowries
Implements, utensils, etc.--Ethiopia - Location:
- Ethiopia, 9.0, 39.5
- Medium:
- ceremonial vessels
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Chocho vessel created by the Borana people of Ethiopia.
The Borana are a pastoral people who live in southern Ethiopia. Vessels like this one are called chocho. They are used to store and serve milk to guests at special occasions, such as weddings. For the Borana, milk is a staple food, and it has spiritual value as a symbol of fertility. The cowrie shells used to decorate this chocho symbolize fertility, wealth, and protection.
Anonymous gift to the Tubman African American Museum. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:tbmn_sftm_tm07292011-52
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sftm/do:tm07292011-52
- Rights Holder:
- Please contact the Tubman African American Museum re: reproduction and usage. The information contained in this resource may not be re-purposed, reproduced, quoted without proper citation, or offered for sale in any form without the express written permission of the Tubman African American Museum.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Selections from the Collections of the Tubman African American Museum, 1800/2012, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Extent:
- 1 ceremonial vessel : gourd, plant fiber, beads, cowrie shell, and metal wire ; 22 x 13 x 13 cm.
- Holding Institution:
- Tubman African-American Museum
- Rights:
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