Varnish
29-60-91A
From: Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | Rabinal
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-60-91A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | Rabinal |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Insect Excretion | Wood | Leaf |
| Description | calabash varnish; wrapped in the maker's wrapping which is a leaf or corn husk; it is the juice of a certain insect which is bred for the purpose. |
| Length | 20 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | Guatemalan Expedition, Robert Burkitt, 1920 |
| Other Number | 301 - Field No SF |
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