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Object Number 10-4-20/C5373
Display Title Modern Maya gourd carryers
Descriptions
Object Description Sample, gourd
Inventory Description Gourd carriers, fiber rope, fiber woven geom des circular rings
Classification
  • Gourd
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maya
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / Ticul
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 67 x 11.2 x 11.5 cm (26 3/8 x 4 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object C5373

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