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Object Number 73-9-30/7431
Display Title Small flask made of caoutchuk
Descriptions
Inventory Description Miniature jar, resin, cork stopper, cotton tie at rim, rounded base.
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Amazonian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil / Para / <County> / Monte Alegre
Dimensions Overall: 5.4 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm (2 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 7431
Provenance
Expedition Dr. Charles Frederick Hartt (1871 - 1873)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1871 - 1873)

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