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Gourd lime container with burned design
Gourd lime container with burned design
Object Number 47-72-70/2728
Display Title Gourd lime container with burned design
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bottle, gourd, oval shape, constricted neck extension with 1.5 cm opening at tip, burned geometric designs
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik River
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 33 × 10.4 × 10 cm (13 × 4 1/8 × 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-72-70/2728

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