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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 11-37794, described as lime container, bamboo pyroengraved incised designs in three horizontal bands divided by rows of straight lines; within each band are ovoid and triangular “islands”; carved wood stopper at top
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 11-37793, described as lime container, bamboo; pyroengraved incised design cover most of shaft: fishes, sun motifs, geometric and curvilinear pattern; crosshatched border near open end; cracked on either side; no stopper
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 11-37796, described as lime container, bamboo; pyroengraved incised designs; curvilinear patterns predominate with a series of “s”-shaped sausage-like patterns most important; wood stopper in top
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 11-37393, described as bamboo lime container, pyroengraved incised design
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 11-37792, described as lime container, bamboo pyroengraved incised designs in four horizontal bands divided by rows of straight lines; within each band are ovoid and triangular “islands”; carved wood stopper at top
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 11-37797, described as lime container, bamboo; pyroengraved incised designs, with curvilinear patterns predominant; two horizontal design bands separated by an open area; general trend if designs within these bands is spiral; tube partially crushed
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 11-37795, described as lime container, bamboo pyroengraved incised designs in two horizontal bands divided by rows of straight lines; within each band are large “egg” shapes and other curvilinear patterns; carved wood stopper at top
Hearst Museum object titled Gourd container, for lime?, accession number 11-14805, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Lime container, accession number 11-43215, described as Budweiser can repurposed to hold lime powder. Made in the USA and lists places of manufacture: St. Louis, Newark, LA, Tampa, Houston, Columbus, Jacksonville FL, Merrimack, Williamsburg, Fairfield CA, Baldwinsville NY "12 FL OZ" "Recyclable Aluminum" Bottom stamped in purple ink: "3 12 10 B 2V 343-C
Hearst Museum object titled Lime gourd, accession number 11-37528, described as lime gourd, carved with constricted neck; incised designs with excised areas blackened with soot; contains lime, used as a stimulant

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