Gourd
Guacal
42-35-387
From: Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | Rabinal
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Guacal |
| Object Number | 42-35-387 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pocomchi | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Baja Verapaz | Rabinal |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Gourd |
| Description | Fruit of the morro tree. Hemispherical. Painted black. Bands of very fine carving: human figures, animals, birds, trees, flowers; inscription in Spanish. Very old. |
| Outside Diameter | 22 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
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