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Object Number 41-80-30/7841
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, bulbous body, constricted neck, carved rim, paper stopper.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kagaba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Region
Materials Gourd, Paper
Dimensions Overall: 19.6 x 7.9 x 7.9 cm (7 11/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-80-30/7841

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