penis gourd
Objectcode
EA/99/35
Description (brief)
Curved gourd use for covering the penis. The bottom is trimmed with rattan plaitwork.
Origin(s)
Mountain Region
Dimensions (L)
31,0 cm
Production technique
The elongated shape of the gourd is obtained by making the gourd heavier with stones while it is growing.
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» stem
» palm stem
» rattan
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fruit
» gourd
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Central Highlands
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Central New-Guinea
Object category
OVM Category
» clothing and personal adornment
» clothing
» clothing from the hip