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Gourd lime container
Object Number 2003.22.3
Display Title Gourd lime container
Descriptions
Object Description Gourd lime container with painted design, pig incisor
Inventory Description Gourd lime container
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik
Materials Gourd, Vegetable fiber, Pigment, Pig tooth
Dimensions Overall: 12 x 6.4 x 6.2 cm (4 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2003.22.3
Credit Line Gift of Dr. Solange Petit-Skinner
Provenance
Collector Solange Petit Skinner (1968 or earlier - 6/23/03)
Donor Solange Petit Skinner (1968 or earlier - 6/23/03)

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