Burden strap/Tumpline (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 900 BC–AD 1540 (Early Horizon to Late Horizon period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Central Andes (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Francis E. Ross (Francis Ellsworth Ross), Non-Indian, 1896-1991
label: Donor
content: Francis E. Ross (Francis Ellsworth Ross), Non-Indian, 1896-1991
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; acquired by Francis E. Ross (1896-1991, an accountant with interests in jewelry and Latin American archaeology) in 1961 during travel in Peru; donated to MAI by Francis Ross in 1961.
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place: label: Place
content: Nasca (Nazca) region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Central Andes (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Transportation Items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/1229
label: Barcode
content: 231229.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Transportation Items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Burden strap/Tumpline (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Camelid hair yarn
label: Techniques
content: Braided, woven