DepartmentLatin America

Mate Cup

NameCup

Dateca. 2009

Place madeEl Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America

MediumGourd

DimensionsOverall: 3 13/16 x 3 15/16 in. (9.7 x 10 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2009.29.9

DescriptionOvoid mate cup with narrow neck, the rim burned to a dark brown, as well as three, four petalled flowers burned into the surface around the sides, with dark squiggles between. The interiors of the flowers slightly lighter than the surface of the vessel.