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Object Number
976-61-30/9981A
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
Gourd container, bulbous body, straight neck, long cylindrical rim.
Classification
- Container
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1976
Artist
James Billipp
Culture
- Arhuaco
- Iku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Colombia
/
Magdalena
/
<County>
/
Santa Marta
South America / Colombia / <State> / <County> / Donachui
South America / Colombia / <State> / <County> / Donachui
Additional Geographic Terms
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Southern corner of
Materials
Gourd
Dimensions
Overall: 11.7 x 3.7 x 4.6 cm (4 5/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-61-30/9981a; 2
Provenance
Collector
James Billipp
(1976)
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