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Object Number
985-27-10/59082
Display Title
Navajo gourd container.
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo gourd container. Base of gourd has woven net-like fiber bag covering it and appears to have been repaired w/ darker material. String handle attached to netting. Corncob stopper. Contains sienna-colored ochre/pigment.
Inventory Description
Gourd bottle, woven veg fiber cord, netting at base, corncob stopper, cracked
Classification
- Gourd
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Navajo?
- Hopi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Gourd, Vegetable fiber, Corncob
Dimensions
Overall: 13.7 x 5.8 x 5.8 cm (5 3/8 x 2 5/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59082/ 34389
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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