Gourd
42-35-75
From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 42-35-75 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Quiche |
Provenience | Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Gourd |
Iconography | Woman |
Description | Jicara. Used in cofradia ceremonies. Negative painted decoration of women with flowing hair and arms upraised and holding some object. (Background is black). |
Height | 15.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 8 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
Other Number | X-5 - Other Number |
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