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Gourd top with carved radiating cross design. gourd, vegetable resin, seed, 3.5
Gourd top with carved radiating cross design. gourd, vegetable resin, seed, 3.5
Object Number 992-27-30/11646.2
Display Title Gourd top with carved radiating cross design. gourd, vegetable resin, seed, 3.5
Descriptions
Object Description Gourd top with carved radiating cross design. gourd, vegetable resin, seed, 3.5 dia., 0.2 thick cm, broken piece, 2 x 1 cm. dia.
Inventory Description Gourd stamp, incised cross and radial design.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Date 1931-1992
Culture
  • Yaruro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Venezuela
Materials Gourd, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 x 3.5 x 0.4 cm (1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 992-27-30/11646.2
Provenance
Collector Anthony Leeds
Donor Donated by Dr. Elizabeth Leeds

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