Ornament
name: label: Culture/People
content: Akawaio (Acawai)
label: Collector
content: Paul G. Howes (Paul Griswold Howes), Non-Indian, 1892-1984
label: Seller
content: Paul G. Howes (Paul Griswold Howes), Non-Indian, 1892-1984
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected in 1916 by Paul G. Howes (1892-1984; a New York Zoological Society expedition assistant to Central and South America 1913-1916 and curator and director of Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1918-1965); purchased by MAI from Paul G. Howes in 1917.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Mazaruni River; Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region; Guyana
setName: label: See related items
content: Akawaio (Acawai)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 6/2182
label: Barcode
content: 062182.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ornament
label: Media/Materials
content: Beetle wings, cotton yarn
label: Techniques
content: Wrapped, tied