Sling
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Apr 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1984
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
notes: label: Notes
content: Native cotton band woven with triple running diamond pattern. Edges and center stripe of bright red. Two tassels each end made of native cotton, tied off with heavy fiber. Tassel strings are strung with glass beads, one side red, one side blue, anchored with blue beads. Made by Panpru. Dr. Newton says: made for use in the We?te festival ending in May 1984 for use by Dorival Kamuk. Obtained from seller/owner Dorival, a 43 y/o male. Made by Punpru PUK, 33 y/o female. Unused, but not made for sale. Dorival says he was ill and did not use this sling, although he paid for it to use in this last we?te, ending in May 1984. Warp: 2x cotton and red commercial acrylic yarn. Weft: 2s cotton. pendants: minimal, 2 pairs. bead cordage: 2s tucum/caroa. Tassels: 2z cotton. Glass beads. No price. Associated with field number 1984-46.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Sao Jose, Timbira, Maranhao, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Krikati
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 400194
label: USNM Number
content: E431365-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sling
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 100 cm
label: Width
content: 9 cm