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Object Number 54-21-30/7536
Display Title Decorated ritual ceramic vase for the hallucinogen yagé (ayahuasca)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic polychrome jar, black interior, 2 perforated handles on either side, str
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1953
Culture
  • Yukuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms Mirití-Paraná River
Dimensions Overall: 30.5 x 27.8 x 24.4 cm (12 x 10 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 54-21-30/7536
Credit Line Loan from Richard Schultes, 1954.
Provenance
Collector Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (Spring 1953)
Lender Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (October 1953)

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