- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Kalabasa, half calabash container.
- Long description
- Brown container made from half of a calabash fruit (Crescentia cujete L.), with carved decoration on rim.
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Nuaulu
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 21/05/1970
- Date collected
- 21/05/1970
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 14 August 2024
- Materials and processes
- Material Gourd Plant, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Diameter 193 mm, Height 87 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 2024.20.63 Other numbers: 1970.117
Search terms: Vessel, Food Accessory, Bowl
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