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Painted gourd bowl - yellow ground with black line figures & designs sometimes f
Painted gourd bowl - yellow ground with black line figures & designs sometimes f
Object Number 42-4-20/14368
Display Title Painted gourd bowl - yellow ground with black line figures & designs sometimes f
Descriptions
Object Description Painted gourd bowl - yellow ground with black line figures & designs sometimes filled with red or black - for ceremonial use
Inventory Description Bowl, gourd, painted yellow with figure,animal and geom. motifs in black and red
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 22 x 10.5 cm (8 11/16 x 8 11/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-4-20/14368

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