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2 Yellow gourds, a) 3.5 x 2 in.; b) 3.5 x 2.5 in., holes cut at top
2 Yellow gourds, a) 3.5 x 2 in.; b) 3.5 x 2.5 in., holes cut at top
Object Number 973-43-50/11683A
Display Title 2 Yellow gourds, a) 3.5 x 2 in.; b) 3.5 x 2.5 in., holes cut at top
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gourd, bulbous, neck and body, open at top, splotches of pigment on body
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Date 1867-1935?
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, Southern
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 9.7 x 5.7 x 5.5 cm (3 13/16 x 2 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-43-50/11683A

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2 Yellow gourds, a) 3.5 x 2 in.; b) 3.5 x 2.5 in., holes cut at top
973-43-50/11683B 2 Yellow gourds, a) 3.5 x 2 in.; b) 3.5 x 2.5 in., holes cut at top
Container
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Raw Material
Tools
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United States
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Cup
Raw Material
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Copan
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Chipping debris
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Gourd
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Bowl
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Chupicuaro
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Perforator
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Uniface
Projectile Point
Pounding Stone
Scraper
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Pulley
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