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Object Number
46-78-70/2377
Display Title
Small vessel of lime gourd with black designs, the cover is woven of +
Descriptions
Object Description
Small vessel of lime gourd with black designs, the cover is woven of +
Inventory Description
Jar, ovate gourd, woven fiber wrapped plug, burnt curvilinear design, cracked
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Materials
Gourd, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 11.1 x 7.2 x 7 cm (4 3/8 x 2 13/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-78-70/2377; 291. ; LIME GOURD / New Guinea. / 4/-122
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(December 5, 1910)
Dealer
W. D. Webster
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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