DepartmentLatin America
Mate Cup with Bombilla
NameCup and straw
DateFirst half 20th c.
Place madeBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America
MediumCup: Gourd, metal, paint. Bombilla: metal
DimensionsOverall (overall (cup)): 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. (8 x 7 cm)
Overall (overall (bombilla)): 7 5/16 x 11/16 in. (18.5 x 1.8 cm)
Overall (overall (bombilla)): 7 5/16 x 11/16 in. (18.5 x 1.8 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2009.29.5V
DescriptionSmall black painted gourd with fluted and twisted silver colored metal rim wrap to 1/3 down vessel. Bombilla has a twisted section about 1" from bite end, and a large round ball on the bottom with multiple piercings.
ca. 2009
ca. 2009
Last quarter 19th century
ca. 2009
