Cantimplora
- Description
- This contemporary coconut canteen demonstrates dynamic craftsmanship using a variety of materials. The main body is made from a polished coconut incised with geometric designs. It is carried in a metal frame with a wooden handle and sealed with a plastic and cork stopper.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- canteen
- Date made
- 20th century
- Physical Description
- gourd shell; metal; plastic; wood (overall material)
- handmade (overall production method/technique)
- gourd shell (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 31 cm x 19.5 cm x 16.5 cm; 12 3/16 in x 7 11/16 in x 6 1/2 in
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.0956
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.0956
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- subject
- Daily Life
- Cultures & Communities
- Puerto Rico
- Work
- Vidal
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Vidal
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
- Title
- Canteen
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
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