NHM-HT.154-2014
Parts
Object number
NHM-HT.154-2014
Object type
Identification
Description
Decorated ostrich egg for holding water
Comments
Display label:
'41. Kalahari Bushman ostrich egg bracelet, necklace and decorated egg. The egg holds a litre and
was my daily water ration. The necklace is 6.3 metres long. Both weigh about the same.
Gemsbok National Park, Botswana 1980'
'41. Kalahari Bushman ostrich egg bracelet, necklace and decorated egg. The egg holds a litre and
was my daily water ration. The necklace is 6.3 metres long. Both weigh about the same.
Gemsbok National Park, Botswana 1980'
Description
Material
shell
Materials & techniques note
Egg shell decorated with a gemsbok
Production
Place
Africa
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Hanbury-Tenison, R., Beauty Freely Given: A Universal Truth. Artefacts from the Collection of Robin Hanbury-Tenison, Garage Press, 2012 (p. 41)
