Gourd bowl

Museum number:
3-28970
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
Bowl. Gourd, lacquered, inner surface red and outer surface dark blue; outer surface decorated with inlaid floral design in green, red, yellow, and orange. dm. - 25 cm, ht. - 6.5 cm.
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Gourds (plant components)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gourd bowl, accession number 3-28970, described as Bowl. Gourd, lacquered, inner surface red and outer surface dark blue; outer surface decorated with inlaid floral design in green, red, yellow, and orange. dm. - 25 cm, ht. - 6.5 cm.

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