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Gourd with burnished and incised decoration- floral forms. Hole cut into side.
Gourd with burnished and incised decoration- floral forms. Hole cut into side.
Object Number 990-6-30/11550
Display Title Gourd with burnished and incised decoration- floral forms. Hole cut into side.
Descriptions
Object Description Gourd with burnished and incised decoration- floral forms. Hole cut into the side.
Inventory Description Gourd, hollow, hole at side, burnished and incised design
Classification
  • Gourd
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 12.5 x 9.2 x 8.9 cm (4 15/16 x 3 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 990-6-30/11550
Provenance
Collector Eliza Thurston Butts (ca. 1890)
Donor Ellen Frothingham Dunnell (June 12. 1990)

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