Idaho Virtual Museum

13609 -- Plant Based Artifacts Wood

IMNH Anthropology Collections

  • Common Name

    Large Chicha barrel

  • Material

    Plant Based Artifacts Wood

  • Specimen Number

    13609

  • Type

    Household

  • Site Type

    Donation

  • Mass

    0

  • Age

    Unknown

  • Repository

    IMNH Anthropology

  • City

    Unknown

  • Collection

    IMNH Anthropology

  • Collector

    Borys Malkin

  • Owner

    IMNH Anthropology

  • Comment

    Large Chicha preparing and storing barrel. Made by men for women. Made from hollowed log. Wooden bottom held in by clay and wire wrapping around side. Holds about 25 gallons. Hand carved. About 3' high x 1 3/4' wide and the sides are about 1 1/2" thick. Sibundoy group. Collected in Jan/Sept-Nov 1971.

Alternative Views

Large Chicha barrel (Front)

Front

Large Chicha barrel (Back)

Back

Large Chicha barrel (Right)

Right

Large Chicha barrel (Left)

Left

Large Chicha barrel (Top)

Top

Large Chicha barrel (Bottom)

Bottom