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1950.3.9B

Tripod-Handled pottery vessel. [MOBB [OPS move] 29/03/2016]

1950.3.9B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tripod-Handled pottery vessel. [MOBB [OPS move] 29/03/2016]
Long description
Tripod-Handled pottery vessel. Deep circular tripod bowl, on long thin hollow legs with fish motif, containing pellets. Thick rim with 2 rope handles. Blackened by use. [MOBB [OPS move] 29/03/2016]
Geographical reference
Panama
Latin America and the Caribbean > Central America > Panama
Chiriqui Province
Cultural groups
Guaymí
Person
Field collector Turner
PRM source Miss E.A. Turner
Date / Period
Date made: 1400-1600?, uncertain
Date collected
By 1950
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1950
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Handbuilt
Dimensions
Height: max 63 mm, Width: max 177 mm, Diameter: max 136 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1950.3.9B

Search terms: Pottery, Figure, Vessel, Music, Fish Figure, Musical Instrument, Rattle

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