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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Mexican
Title:Eel (Anguila)
Date Made:early 20th century
Type:Sculpture
Materials:lacquered gourd
Place Made:North America; Mexico; Guerrero
Measurements:Overall: 2 7/16 in x 7 in x 14 1/2 in; 6.2 cm x 17.8 cm x 36.8 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1955.644
Credit Line:Gift of the children of Dwight W. Morrow (Class of 1895) and Elizabeth C. Morrow
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
long slender gourd in shape of an eel, covered in red lacquer with two small eyes and green, yellow, and white markings; inscribed in yellow: Amolin

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