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Insized gourd with two deliberate perforations and one posible hole; object fill
Insized gourd with two deliberate perforations and one posible hole; object fill
Object Number 2002.1.1839
Display Title Insized gourd with two deliberate perforations and one posible hole; object fill
Descriptions
Object Description Insized gourd with two deliberate perforations and one posible hole; object fill
Inventory Description Gourd, incised exterior, holes top and bottom, filled with cotton
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 12.5 x 13 cm (4 15/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2002.1.1839

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