Tobacco Gourd

38-23-107A

From: Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38-23-107A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Huichol
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Gourd | Fiber | Wood
Description

Small yellowish gourds with warty surfaces. Suspended by fiber string through holes. Small circular orifices closed by disks of gourd, wood or corncob, attached by fibre cord. Carried by men, especially when on peyote pilgrimage.

Height 6 cm
Width 3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Robert M. Zingg, 1938

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