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Object Number
33-56-20/2308
Display Title
Balsa boat with figures of parrot spirits traveling in a canoe on a river in the
Descriptions
Object Description
Balsa boat with figures of parrot spirits traveling in a canoe on a river in the Land of the Dead.
Inventory Description
Carving, wood boat w/ large birds, thorn pegs, fiber tied on mast, light brown z
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Chocó
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Panama
/
Darien
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Sambu; Rio Hingurudo, south of the mouth of
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Thorn
Dimensions
Overall: 12.8 x 50.3 x 6.2 cm (5 1/16 x 19 13/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
33-56-20/2308 & 4.D.
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