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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	2024-3-10	Horn	Georgian Khantsi - animal horn with silver metal base. Horn is brown and white with metal scrollwork at the ends. The large end of the horn is open and can be seen inside. The horn has a metal stand which has a flat base and a metal ring the horn fits through. This stand can be separated from the horn. The stand matches the metal scrollwork. Many are hung on a wall using an attached chain, and much earlier they were hung from belts when being transported. Many khantsis do not have a stand like this one does. The khantsi was used to hold Georgian wine when making toasts at a supra. The alcohol had to be drunk fully before setting it down. Most toasts are made with wine but toasts for victory over enemies are made with beer. This khantsi is likely made of ram's horn because of the grooves on the bottom and the curvature of it. All khantsi are decorated ornately, this one being decorated with a grape motif on the outside decorations, common in Georgia.
2	2024-3-13	Drum	Georgian two-sided Dhol. This type of drum was originally used in battle but is used today in Georgian folk music. Painted red with white cords wrapped around it holding the two goat hides on via metal hooks. They are also affixed by black thread. This kind of drum is often used at a more informal supra and is accompanied with the panduri (object 2024-3-14), polyphonic singing, and dancing.
3	2024-3-14	Guitar	Georgian panduri, a three-stringed wooden guitar. Traditional Georgian guitar played at a more casual or informal supra festival. Often played by a man and accompanied by polyphonic singing. Blue plastic tie by the tuning pegs.
4	2024-3-25	Hat	Papakha hat, a traditional Georgian hat worn in mountain regions where the climate is colder. Inside is white fabric and the hat is stitched together with white thread, having been handstitched. The sheep was sheered and the wool was stitched directly onto the hat.
5	2024-3-7	Cup	Georgian cup looking like a traditional goblet. The base and slim neck are gold in color. The place for liquid is silver on the inside and outside. The outside has additional silver and gold decoration and braiding and a grape motif common in Georgia. This would have been used at a formal supra, the informal supra would use a typical wine glass. This was a gift to the former U.S. Ambassador (Kelly Degnan, 2020-2023) who donated it to a third party upon leaving Georgia.