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Object Number
41-80-30/7840
Display Title
Small dumbbell-shaped gourd container (poporo); used to hold lime
Descriptions
Object Description
Small dumbbell-shaped gourd container (poporo); used to hold lime +
Inventory Description
Gourd jar, small, cylindrical with bulbopus ends.
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kagaba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Region
Materials
Gourd
Dimensions
Overall: 9.7 x 3.1 x 3 cm (3 13/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-80-30/7840
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