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Calabashes
Object Number 81-5-30/24144
Display Title Calabashes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gourd cups, 1 perforated at rim with fiber tie, 1 incised geometric design.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Cup
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Carib?
  • Arawak?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Suriname
South America / Dutch Guiana
Materials Gourd, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 15 x 12.5 x 7 cm (5 7/8 x 4 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 24.144

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