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Gourd with combined coiled reed and pig's tusk stopper, light brown +
Gourd with combined coiled reed and pig's tusk stopper, light brown +
Object Number 976-31-70/5483
Display Title Gourd with combined coiled reed and pig's tusk stopper, light brown +
Descriptions
Object Description Gourd with combined coiled reed and pig's tusk stopper, light brown with etched design. H: 13 cm. max dia: 10 cm.
Inventory Description Jar, rounded gourd, carved oval design, woven fiber plug, boar tusks in top
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Trobriand Islands?
Materials Gourd, Vegetable fiber, Boar tusk
Dimensions Overall: 13.7 x 10.6 x 10.5 cm (5 3/8 x 4 3/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 976-31-70/5483/ 176

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