This tall, narrow pot has been shaped to look like a gourd. A gourd is a hard-shelled fruit that grows in many shapes and sizes, and can be trained to grow in different shapes. Its shell is often used as a vessel or utensil, and it can be used as a mould or model for shaping pottery. The vessel was made some time before 1884 and forms part of the Pitt Rivers founding collection.

View database record 1884.40.3