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Box lid. wood , with traces of white pigment and carvings
Box lid. wood , with traces of white pigment and carvings
Object Number 984-15-30/11069
Display Title Box lid. wood , with traces of white pigment and carvings
Descriptions
Object Description Box lid. wood , with traces of white pigment and carvings. head of bat(?) is depicted at painted end. possible snuff box lid?
Inventory Description Organic, wood lid, carved zoomorphic design, white pigment
Classification
  • Effigy
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Atacama
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Chile / Antofagasta / <County> / <City> / Grave
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 13.8 x 6.7 x 2 cm (5 7/16 x 2 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 984-15-30/11069
Provenance
Donor Marjory Taylor

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