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Object Number
995-29-30/11679
Display Title
Carved and incised gourd depicting a person
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved gourd incised to resemble a person with elaborate clothing and holding a long object with both hands.
Inventory Description
Carving, dried gourd, incised with human figure, rounded at one end, tapered at
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1967-1995
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Gourd
Dimensions
Overall: 13.7 x 10 x 10 cm (5 3/8 x 3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-30/11679
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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