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Object Number
41-80-30/7844
Display Title
Small dumbbell-shaped gourd container (poporo), with polished stick +
Descriptions
Object Description
Small dumbbell-shaped gourd container (poporo), with polished stick +
Inventory Description
Gourd container, dumbell shape, white powder inside, attached to stick by twine
Classification
- Container
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kagaba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Region
Materials
Gourd
Dimensions
Overall: 13.2 x 7.1 cm (5 3/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
41-80-30/7844
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