Gourd

31-48-283

From: Brazil | Matto Grosso | Upper Paranatinga River

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 31-48-283
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bakairi
Provenience Brazil | Matto Grosso | Upper Paranatinga River
Culture Area Amazonia
Section American
Materials Gourd
Technique Painted
Description

Gourd set. Probably traded from the Xingu. Gourd cut in half to form a set. Charred inside. Red-painted dotted cross inside; painted geometric designs outside.

Credit Line Matto-Grosso Expedition, Vincenzo Petrullo, 1931

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