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Diameter - Object:
30 cm
Object Type:
Brazier
Place:
Durango, Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
2 Apr 1897
Notes:
FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN BULLETIN 141, USNM; P1. 69A, FIG. 1; P. 110." FROM CARD: "176,486 A. BRASIER, BRASERO.-EARTHENWARE BOWL HAVING FOUR FEET, IN WHICH CHARCOAL IS BURNED FOR COOKING OR HEATING. DURANGO, MEXICO. 176,486. DIAMTER, 12 INCHES. COLLECTED BY EDWARD PALMER. PROBABLY THIS FORM OF BRASIER IS OF SPANISH ORIGIN. AMONG THE POOR THE BRASIER IS THE ONLY COOKING STOVE USED."