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Object Number 991-12-60/15108C
Display Title Three Natural Gourds, Hand Polished
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Three natural gourds. Have not been cut, but show old hand polish. The gourd is an auspicious emblem of fertility and abundance. <transliteration> (Chinese name). (a) 8.8 cm. (?) x 3 cm. (?) x 3 cm. (?); (b) 6.1 cm. (?) x 2 cm. (?) x 2 cm. (?); (c) 6.9 cm. (?) x 1.8 cm. (?) x 1.8 cm. (?).
Inventory Description Ornament, double lobed gourd, yellowish
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 7 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm (2 3/4 x 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15108C
Provenance
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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