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Gourd receptacle for lime
Object Number 18-20-70/D1242
Display Title Gourd receptacle for lime
Descriptions
Inventory Description Container, peanut-shaped gourd, pyro-engraved designs in black, powder inside
Classification
  • Container
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Materials Gourd, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 9.1 x 9.2 cm (11 x 3 9/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object (99752.); D-1242

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