Coconut shell

Museum number:
3-26805c
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4286
Description:
Coconut shell halves, carved; dark brown, finely engraved, designs in low relief; (a) lyre and foliage, L opening 10.5 cm; (b) floral, feathers and birdwing-like designs, L opening 10.1 cm; (c) chimera and foliage, L opening 8.6 cm. Barbara E. Busch collected in Portland Oregon antique shop.
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
Tabasco, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; attrib probably coastal area e.g. Tabasco
Collector:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection date:
1984
Materials:
Coconut shell
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Context of use:
Household decoration
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Comment:
a and b only; H-17-4
Loans:
S2010-2011 #8: SFO Museum (June 1, 2011–May 22, 2012)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coconut shell, accession number 3-26805c, described as Coconut shell halves, carved; dark brown, finely engraved, designs in low relief; (a) lyre and foliage, L opening 10.5 cm; (b) floral, feathers and birdwing-like designs, L opening 10.1 cm; (c) chimera and foliage, L opening 8.6 cm. Barbara E. Busch collected in Portland Oregon antique shop.

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