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Object Number
41-32-30/2897
Display Title
Gourd (poporo) and stick for lime to chew
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Gourd jar (poporo) with opening, polished wood stick for lime to chew in hole, white powder residue.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ijca
- Arhuaco
- Iku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms
Around Nabusimake, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Materials
Gourd, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 8.2 x 8.8 cm (9 1/16 x 3 1/4 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-32-30/2897
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas D. Cabot, 1941
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