Bowl

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Culture/People: Arecuna
Collector: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954

Collection History: Collected by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) in 1916 during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye/MAI.
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Place: Upper Essequibo River; Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region; Guyana

See related items: Arecuna; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/7380
Barcode: 057380.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels
Indigenous Term: cassaucra

Object Name: Bowl
Media/Materials: Gourd, tree pitch/gum
Techniques: Cut

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws691228e1d-cf0e-4f58-9b32-85a32e5d7add

Record ID: NMAI_61926