Tripodal cup
Item
- Title
- Tripodal cup
- Tribe
- Chiriqui
- Location
- Panama
- Dimensions
- 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3 inches 14 x 9.5 x 7.6 cm
- Accession Number
- NAP-15
- Collector
- Waites
- Description
- The tall Chiriqui style tripodal cup was acquired in Panama. It was likely used as a vase, however, it is unclear whether it was a domestic or ceremonial item. If ceremonial, it was likely taken from burial grounds and brought to the Smithsonian as ethnographic artifacts.
- Media
- ceramic
- Item sets
- Sunnergren
