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Calabash drinking cup
Object Number 08-12-30/73077
Display Title Calabash drinking cup
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gourd bowl, rounded base, carved relief, banded and floral designs.
Classification
  • Bowl
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tucano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil / Bahia / <County> / Tucano
Additional Geographic Terms Upper Vaupés River
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 11 x 11 cm (1 15/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73077
Provenance
Collector Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1906-1908)
Donor Donated by Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1908)

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