Carved Gourd, "United Fruit"
Unknown Guatemalan, Guatemalan
collected early 20th century
Gourd
Diameter: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Donald D. Cutter, Class of 1945
158.2.14187
Geography
Place Made: Guatemala, Central America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Vessel
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Inscriptions
Engraved: "United Fruit"
Provenance
Collected by Florence Edith deJongh Cutter (1885-1957), in Guatemala, early 20th century; to her son, Donald deJongh Cutter (1923-1997), Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1958.
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