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Object Number
99-12-70/53570
Display Title
Gourd container
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Huewai
Object Description
Decorated gourd receptacle probably for carrying water
Inventory Description
Jar, hollow gourd, linear painted designs, dark band on neck,
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Gourd, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 20.5 x 21 cm (11 7/16 x 8 1/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53570
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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