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Object Number 976-61-30/9988B
Display Title Container for thick tobacco paste, made from the ends of two gourds.
Descriptions
Object Description Container for thick tobacco paste, made from the ends of two gourds.
Inventory Description Small gourd container, incised and punctate description.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1976
Culture
  • Iku
  • Arhuaco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Southern corner of
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 4.6 x 4.4 cm (2 3/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-61-30/9988b; 9; josedamian/ ViLLAFANA
Provenance
Collector James Billipp (1976)

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