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Object Number
2002.6.4
Display Title
Water jar with strap, "cantaro"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Cantaro
Object Description
Round-bottomed water jar with two handles, fiber strap; "cantaro"; terracotta with pine pitch glaze; stamped "Mexico"
Inventory Description
Bottle, dark brown on light brown design, ovate body, fiber strap, 2 handles
Classification
- Bottle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Nuchixtlan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
Materials
Terra cotta, Pine pitch, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 28.5 x 19 x 22 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2002.6.4
Credit Line
Gift of Alice B. Melvin, in celebration of donor's father and mother, Professor A. Gordon Melvin and Lorna Strong Melvin, donor's sister, Mary Melvin Petronella, family friend, Luis Hererra Garcia, friend, Richard Paul Baydin, and donor's cats, Miss Amiga, Sir Minky, and Pyewacket
Provenance
Collector
Alice B. Melvin
(1984 - 2/16/02)
Donor
Alice B. Melvin
(1984 - 2/16/02)
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