Object Details
- Discipline
- Anthropology
- Region
- South American Region
- Description
- This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
- Geologic Age
- late 20th century
- A small globular gourd rattle from Peru carved and stained to resemble a rabbit. The stem of the gourd represents the rabbit's ears. On the front of the gourd is the rabbit's face and legs (which also wrap around the sides) with the tail appearing on the back. The body of the rabbit is not articulated on the gourd but the entire gourd is covered with a number of polygonal splotches, usually with a pigmented center that all have small, regular gouges. There is significant cracking on the back and bottom of the gourd.
- Number of objects in this record
- 1
- Record Last Modified
- 7 Nov 2023
- USNM Number
- EO400649
- Object Type
- Education and Outreach collections
- Material
- Gourd, Paint
- Collecting Locality
- South America, Peru
- See more items in
- Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
- Topic
- Education & Outreach
- Record ID
- nmnheducation_11020305
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30266ff54-ebf1-4950-aaa6-9d8381bd896e
