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Black burnished gourd with incised decoration
Black burnished gourd with incised decoration
Object Number 990-6-30/11548
Display Title Black burnished gourd with incised decoration
Descriptions
Object Description Black burnished gourd with incised decoration. A hole is cut on the side.
Inventory Description Gourd, hole in side, black with incised design
Classification
  • Gourd
Department Ethnographic
Date Late 19th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 8.9 x 7.1 x 7.2 cm (3 1/2 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 990-6-30/11548
Provenance
Collector Eliza Thurston Butts (ca. 1890)
Donor Ellen Frothingham Dunnell (June 12. 1990)

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