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Object Number 46-77-30/6979
Display Title Gourd with carved and painted designs of people in city - badly broken+
Descriptions
Inventory Description Box, gourd w/ lid, finely carved exterior w/ monastic/secular scenes, repaired
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Highlands; Huancayo, Vicinity of
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 15 x 17 cm (5 7/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 46-77-30/6979

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