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Object Number 79-14-20/17746
Display Title Sample, agave
Descriptions
Object Description Sample, agave
Inventory Description Ceramic jar, red, round body, fc, fiber rope c. neck tied to 2 dried agave leave
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / San Luis Potosi
Dimensions Overall: 28.7 x 29 cm (11 5/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 17.746

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