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Object Number 976-61-30/9981B
Display Title Gourd container for lime (yo'buru or poporo).
Descriptions
Object Description Gourd container for lime (yo'buru or poporo). Notice the accretion which has been shaped with a knife
Inventory Description Carved wooden stick, inserted in gourd container, lime residue.
Classification
  • Tools
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1976
Culture
  • Arhuaco
  • Iku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia / Magdalena / <County> / Santa Marta
South America / Colombia / <State> / <County> / Donachui
Additional Geographic Terms Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Southern corner of
Materials Wood, Lime
Dimensions Overall: 25.5 x 1 x 0.9 cm (10 1/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-61-30/9981b
Provenance
Collector James Billipp

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