Tobacco Gourd
38-23-107A
From: Mexico (Central America) | Nayarit
Curatorial Section: American
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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