Gourd bowl (jícara)

Museum number:
3-15735
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1241
Description:
Gourd bowl, blossom end of pericarp; lacquered in the two layered or rayado technique, cream over blue; inside three design bands around rim with radial floral design in center of bowl; outside,three design bands from rim, one solid and two geometric with radial floral design on bottom; diameter 20.2 cm. Native name Jícara from Nahuatl, xicalli, gourd bowl. It is a vine gourd (Lagenaria). The Rayado technique: second coat of contrasting color with design incised and excess material removed from around the figure leaving design in low relief; see accession envelope No. 2897.
Donor:
George M. Foster
Collection place:
Olinalá, Guerrero, Mexico
Collector:
George M. Foster and Mary LeCron Foster
Collection date:
Summer 1958
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Gourds (plant components)
Accession date:
1958
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1968-1969 #28: Design Department (UC Berkeley)/Ruth Boyer (October 18, 1968–December 4, 1968)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gourd bowl (jícara), accession number 3-15735, described as Gourd bowl, blossom end of pericarp; lacquered in the two layered or rayado technique, cream over blue; inside three design bands around rim with radial floral design in center of bowl; outside,three design bands from rim, one solid and two geometric with radial floral design on bottom; diameter 20.2 cm. Native name Jícara from Nahuatl, xicalli, gourd bowl. It is a vine gourd (Lagenaria). The Rayado technique: second coat of contrasting color with design incised and excess material removed from around the figure leaving design in low relief; see accession envelope No. 2897.

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