Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Gourd. Used generally in the house to drink from and for mixing things. Used by women, during ceremonies, to store the alcohol they cannot or do not wish to drink. This will later be poured into their husband' s Katchu. They are never decorated. Purchased in Tenejapa, Market.'
Event Date
Author: Jazmin Hundal

Context (Field collection)
Collected by Dr Susanna Rostas in 1987. Purchased in Tenejapa, market.
Event Date 1987
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Acquisition Details)
Acquired by MAA in 4 January 1989.
Event Date 4/1/1989
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Production / use)
Used generally in the house to drink from and for mixing things. Used by women, during ceremonies, to store the alcohol they cannot or do not wish to drink. This will later be poured into their husband' s katchu. They are never decorated [note by Dr Susanna Rostas, 1989].
Event Date 25/4/1989
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Plain, rounded gourd container with large circular opening at top.
Event Date 25/4/1989
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Round, yellow gourd with circular opening at top. Undecorated. Used as a container, for mixing things, and by women to store alcohol.
Event Date 5/7/2021
Author: Jazmin Hundal