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Object Number
976-61-30/9980A
Display Title
Gourd container for lime
Descriptions
Object Description
Gourd container for lime, called a yo'buru or poporo. This is an fairly new one, as is apparent from the size of the accretion around the neck. 11.5 x 5 x 30.5 cm. 1 with stick
Inventory Description
Gourd container, bulbous body, straight neck, filled with lime.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Container
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1976
Culture
- Iku
- Arhuaco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Southern corner of
Materials
Gourd, Lime
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 5.4 x 5.3 cm (4 3/4 x 2 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-61-30/9980.a; 1
Provenance
Collector
James Billipp
(1976)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 976-61-30/9981A | Gourd container for lime (yo'buru or poporo) |
Raw Material
Container |
Donachui
Santa Marta | |
| 976-61-30/9982A | Gourd container for lime or yo'buru or poporo. |
Container
Raw Material |
Sogrome
| |
|
| 976-61-30/9981B | Gourd container for lime (yo'buru or poporo). |
Tools
Raw Material |
Santa Marta
Donachui | |
|
| 976-61-30/9982B | Gourd container for lime or yo'buru or poporo. |
Tools
Raw Material |
Sogrome
| |
| 41-80-30/7843 | Small dumbbell-shaped gourd container (poporo); used to hold lime when+ |
Container
|
Colombia
| |
| 41-80-30/7841 | Small dumbbell-shaped gourd container (poporo); used to hold lime + |
Jar
Raw Material |
Colombia
| |
| 976-61-30/9987 | Gourd which would have eventually been made into a lime container or yo'buru. |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Sogrome
| |
| 976-61-30/9983A | Gourd container for lime with well shaped and maintained head of accretion. |
Container
Raw Material |
Sogrome
| |
| 41-80-30/7840 | Small dumbbell-shaped gourd container (poporo); used to hold lime |
Jar
|
Colombia
| |
| 976-61-30/9985A | Tiny gourd container for lime. |
Container
Raw Material |
Sogrome
| |
| 976-61-30/9986A | Lime gourd or spatula |
Container
Raw Material |
Colombia
| |
| 2003.22.3 | Gourd lime container |
Container
|
New Guinea
|