Tobacco Container

38-23-108E

From: Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38-23-108E
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Huichol
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Gourd | Deer Skin
Description

Small yellowish smooth gourds covered with skin of deer scrotum. Suspended by fiber string through holes. Small circular orifices closed by disks of gourd, wood or corncob, attached by fiber cord. Carried by men, especially when on peyote pilgrimage.

Height 5.8 cm
Outside Diameter 7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Robert M. Zingg, 1938

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