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Object Number 40-12-70/1625
Display Title Lime gourd - used in betel chewing, stopper decorated with colored +
Descriptions
Object Description Lime gourd - used in betel chewing, stopper decorated with colored +
Inventory Description Gourd bottle, teardrop shaped, rolled fiber plug with woven covering
Classification
  • Gourd
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Dimensions Overall: 14.9 x 8 x 7.8 cm (5 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1625

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