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Drinking gourd, canteen
Object Number 2004.16.6
Display Title Drinking gourd, canteen
Descriptions
Object Description Drinking gourd, canteen, with wood stopper and vegetable fiber net
Inventory Description Bottle, drinking gourd, wood stopper, rope handle and net
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Date 1989 or earlier
Culture
  • Tarahumara
  • Raramuri
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Chihuahua
Additional Geographic Terms Chihuahua, Southwestern: Sierra Madre Occidental
Materials Gourd, Plant fiber, Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 21 x 11 x 11 cm (8 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2004.16.6
Credit Line Gift of Jerome M. Levi
Provenance
Collector Jerome Meyer Levi (1989 - 6/16/04)
Donor Jerome Meyer Levi (1989 - 6/16/04)

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