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Object Number
976-61-30/9982A
Display Title
Gourd container for lime or yo'buru or poporo.
Descriptions
Object Description
Gourd container for lime or yo'buru or poporo. Accretion has fallen apart. It has also 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
Culture
- Arhuaco
- Iku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Colombia
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<City>
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Sogrome
Additional Geographic Terms
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Southern corner of
Materials
Gourd
Dimensions
Overall: 11.8 x 5.7 x 5.8 cm (4 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-61-30/9982a; 3
Provenance
Collector
James Billipp
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