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Object Number 01-41-20/C2984
Display Title Gourd shaping implement
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gourd scraper, lanceolate, convex, clay residue, chipped, chip included
Classification
  • Scraper
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / Ticul
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 12.3 x 8 x 2 cm (4 13/16 x 3 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object C\2984 & 3

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