Seed container for sowing

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Culture/People: Lakandon Maya (Lacandon)
Collector: David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990
Seller: David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990

Collection History: Collected by David W. Amram, Jr. (1901-1990, a self-trained archaeologist and cartographer who explored Chiapas and Guatemala in the 1930s); purchased by MAI from David Amram in 1935.
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Place: Lower Río Jataté; Selva Region; Chiapas State; Mexico

See related items: Lakandon Maya (Lacandon); Agricultural Tools/Equipment

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/8094
Barcode: 188094.000

Object Type: Agricultural Tools/Equipment

Object Name: Seed container for sowing
Media/Materials: Gourd, corn cob
Techniques: Cut

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b3d7c340-3bd6-472a-9854-189d6b482357

Record ID: NMAI_201128