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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
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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Tools
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