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1994.42.1.1

Gourd vessel [.1] with lid [.2] cut from its top in a zig-zag outline. Intricate designs including a train carved in fine lines over outer surface.

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1994.42.1.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Gourd vessel [.1] with lid [.2] cut from its top in a zig-zag outline. Intricate designs including a train carved in fine lines over outer surface.
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Near Lima
Person
Field collector Mary Dearden's mother's relative
PRM source Mary Dearden
Date / Period
Date made: 1900-1925
Date collected
circa 1925
Acquisition information
Donated: 10/1994
Materials and processes
Material Gourd Plant, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Height: max 200 mm total, Diameter: max 200 mm total
Object numbers
Accession number: 1994.42.1.1 Accession number: 1994.42.1.2
Research and responses

Donald Tayler does not think this is an indigenous style of carving for Peruvian Indians.

Search terms: Vessel, Transport and Travel, Figure

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