straw and cup
Catalog Number
2015.14.1a-bDescription
Wooden straw (a) and cup (b), tan in color. The cup contains white lettering (in cursive) “Termas de Rio Hondo”, which means “hot spring of the deep river”. This cup would have been used to drink mate or yerba mate, an South American drink similar to tea.History
Holland, MI resident Gabriela Croese donated the items in 2015.14. They come from her homeland of Argentina.Gabriela works in Holland, MI for Spectrum Health as a Spanish interpreter.