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CultureSouth American Indian
MediumIncised gourd with incised decoration
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 × 3 inches (14.61 × 7.62 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number31-123/167
On View
Not on view
Provenance

Found in Colombia by Gregory Mason, 1931 [1];

Acquired as part of the finds from the Colombian expedition by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1931.

NOTES:

[1] National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, accession lot 1931.0090. The Nelson-Atkins and the Heye Foundation co-sponsored an archaeological expedition to Colombia in 1931. The expedition was led by Gregory Mason.

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