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Object Number
99-12-30/53147
Display Title
Calabash work baskets
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved calabash bowl with lid and fiber ornaments, incised exterior decoration
Classification
- Container
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Guyana
South America / British Guiana
South America / British Guiana
Materials
Gourd, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 20 cm (10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53147 / Indian work basket, made from a calabash
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-30/53146 | Calabash work baskets |
Jar
|
Guyana
British Guiana | |
| 85-7-70/37650 | Calabash cover |
Container
|
Hawaii
| |
| 37-77-50/2559 | Calabash, trading woman's snuff box |
Gourd
|
Liberia
| |
| 08-12-30/73056 | Calabash rattles, white feather ornaments |
Percussion
|
South America
| |
| 17-59-30/F72 | Calabash covered holder |
Container
Raw Material |
Brazil
| |
| 28-52-30/F710 | Calabash vessel, large |
Bowl
|
Colombia
| |
| 85-7-70/37646 | Calabash holder, cord work |
Bag
|
Hawaii
| |
| 22-2-50/B3007 | Gourd or calabash dish |
Bowl
|
Cameroon
| |
| 99-12-30/53143 | Calabash vessel |
Bowl
|
Guyana
British Guiana | |
| 99-12-30/53141.1 | Calabash vessels |
Bowl
|
Guyana
British Guiana | |
| 99-12-30/53141.2 | Calabash vessels |
Bowl
|
British Guiana
Guyana | |
| 85-7-70/37671 | Calabash |
Bottle
|
Honolulu County
|