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Small gourd dish - used to serve the "aji" (hot pepper) at meals
Small gourd dish - used to serve the "aji" (hot pepper) at meals
Object Number 38-60-30/1742
Display Title Small gourd dish - used to serve the "aji" (hot pepper) at meals
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bowl, black, flat bottom
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Quichua
  • Payamino
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Ecuador
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Payamino, vicinity of mouth of; Rio Napo, tributary of
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 x 11 cm (1 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-60-30/1742 / XXV / container jar "aji" (hot pepper)

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