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Object Number
18-12-30/F170
Display Title
Gourds used as snuff boxes and for containers
Descriptions
Object Description
Gourds used as snuff boxes and for containers
Inventory Description
Gourd containers, cylindrical, open at one end.
Classification
- Container
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Caraya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Araquaya; Goyas
Materials
Gourd
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 5.5 x 5.6 cm (6 1/2 x 2 3/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
F170
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