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Object Number 18-12-30/F173
Display Title "gourd" container
Descriptions
Object Description Gourd container
Inventory Description Gourd container, with cord strap for hanging around rim, hanging feathers.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Caraya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Araquaya; Goyas
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 x 5.3 x 4.8 cm (6 1/8 x 2 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F-173
Provenance
Owner Frederick Braun (1918)

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