Gourd bowl

Museum number:
3-29218
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
Bowl, gourd. Ellipsoid shape, hollow with one end removed to form a container. Outside dyed black with incised circular design of flowers; outside appears worn with dye rubbed and chipped off in some areas. lg. 17.0 cm.
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Guatemala
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Gourds (plant components)
Function:
1.5 Household
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 3-29218, described as Bowl, gourd. Ellipsoid shape, hollow with one end removed to form a container. Outside dyed black with incised circular design of flowers; outside appears worn with dye rubbed and chipped off in some areas. lg. 17.0 cm.

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