Gourd container

Museum number:

3-26889a

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Alternate number:

LOR-13 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.2897

Description:

Gourd container lacquered in the "rayado" technique. The exterior is decorated with red floral and geometric designs in low relief against a black background. The interior is lacquered in solid blue.

Donor:

Katharine D. Jenkins and University Appropriation

Collection place:

Olinalá, Guerrero, Mexico

Collector:

Katharine D. Jenkins

Collection date:

1966

Taxon:

Lagenaria (vine gourds)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Containers (receptacles) and Gourds (plant components)

Function:

4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings

Accession date:

January 17, 1973

Context of use:

Used for household decoration

Department:

Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area