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 a double running diamond pattern. Eight beaded strands attached to one end, ending with 7 shells (2 snail) and twelve medallions. Eleven beaded strands attached to other end, ending with 2 shells, one shell fragment and 10 medallions. There are 19 oval aluminum medals appear to be Roman Catholic referencing Mary. Two round aluminum medals depicting the shroud of Turin, and 1 round medal, not aluminum, medallion depicting Pope John XXIII and Paul VI. Made by Pe?huk Dr. Newton says: Uncertain if this was made for use in the We?te festival, or when it was made. Obtained from Ka?kru?hu, a 15 y/o female. Made by Pe?huk, Yoku a 35 y/o female. Used. Warp: 2z cotton Weft: 2z cotton. Bead cordage 2z tucum/caroa. Tassels, none - unusual in having rattle ends to pendant bead strands. Commercial beads of glass or plastic. Also, sea shell, snail shells, religious medallions. Snail shells said to come "only from the river" (=Belem). No price.
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
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 400194
label: USNM Number
content: E431351-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sling
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 75 cm
label: Width
content: 5 cm