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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Mexican
Title:Gourd Bowl (Tecomate)
Date Made:19th century
Type:Container
Materials:lacquered gourd
Place Made:North America; Mexico; Michoacán; Uruápan
Measurements:Overall: 3 15/16 in x 4 3/16 in; 10 cm x 10.6 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1955.638
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:
Pear-shaped gourd (tecomate) with dark blue lacquer ground on exterior, the lower part of the body having red and gold floral decoration, the upper part with red and gold zigzag design. Similar to 1955.636

Tags:
utensils; drinking; design; patterns; decorative arts

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