Small carved gourd

Museum number:
3-29451
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Accession number:
Acc.4213
Description:
Cup, miniature, of tree gourd shell, incised decoration of birds and flowering branches. 3.4 cm deep, 3.5 cm diameter. Bought in an antique store, 1963.
Donor:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection place:
Oaxaca, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; attr to Oaxaca, Pinotepa de Don Luis
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Context of use:
Probably a plaything for a child
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
diameter 3.5 centimeters
Comment:
H-14-2
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Small carved gourd, accession number 3-29451, described as Cup, miniature, of tree gourd shell, incised decoration of birds and flowering branches. 3.4 cm deep, 3.5 cm diameter. Bought in an antique store, 1963.

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