Object Details
- Description
- This elaborately carved oblong bowl is made from the gourd-like fruit of a calabash tree called the higüero. This common material was used in the construction of different types of domestic items, especially in rural areas.
- Description (Spanish)
- Esta vasija apaisada de elaborado tallado está hecha con el fruto del higüero. Este material se utilizaba comúnmente para la confección de diferentes tipos de utensilios domésticos, especialmente en las áreas rurales. En Puerto Rico, utensilios de este material se denominan ditas.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- 20th century
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.0882
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.0882
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- Object Name
- bowl, dita
- Physical Description
- gourd (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 9 cm x 23 cm x 19.2 cm; 3 9/16 in x 9 1/16 in x 7 9/16 in
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Vidal
- Title
- Bowl
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Daily Life
- Household Tools and Equipment
- Record ID
- nmah_602298
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-26c2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
