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Object Number 73-9-30/7421
Display Title "igacaba, used for holding 'coffee'"
Descriptions
Object Description "igacaba", used for holding 'coffee
Inventory Description Ceramic, earthenware, complete vessel, body elliptical in profile, constricted neck
Classification
  • Complete Vessel
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil / Ceara / <County> / Erere / Ere?
Materials Earthenware
Dimensions Overall: 9.1 x 16.9 x 16.8 cm (3 9/16 x 6 5/8 x 6 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 7421; Igacaba / used for hold# / ground coffee
Provenance
Collector Dr. Charles Frederick Hartt (1871-1873)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1871-1873)

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