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Small wooden dish (yiwe) - new specimen made along old-fashioned lines+
Small wooden dish (yiwe) - new specimen made along old-fashioned lines+
Object Number 48-40-30/7001
Display Title Small wooden dish (yiwe) - new specimen made along old-fashioned lines+
Descriptions
Indigenous Term yiwe
Object Description Small wooden dish (yiwe) - new specimen made along old-fashioned lines with crude implements by male specialist; used for drinking, lifted to lips by handles
Inventory Description Carved wooden bowl, flat base, 2 small lug handles, plain.
Classification
  • Bowl
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Araucan
  • Mapuche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Chile
Additional Geographic Terms Cholchol, vicinity of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 13 x 4.9 cm (6 5/16 x 5 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-40-30/7001; RRALI; yiwe; 5

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