Sling
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Apr 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1968
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
notes: label: Notes
content: Natural cotton band woven with 2 lines of a diamond pattern. Two tassels on either end of native cotton with tassel strings on one end, strung with blue and white glass beads. The other end has tassel strings strung with plastic and glass beads. Dr. Newton says: made for use in the Pukobye Wu?tu ceremony of 1968. Used in ceremony by Komciru. Obtained from Komciru (Jose Mulato, Mulatin) a 40 y/o male and Piphu (Joaquim) a 33 y/o female. Piphu is the post-ceremonial recipient. Made by KRI Amyokokrit, a 29 y/o female. Pendants perfuntory, 2 strands as is characteristic of slings in initial ceremonial use by men. Used. Warp and weft: 2s cotton. Bead cordage: 2z tucum. Tassels: 2s cotton. Glass beads. Price paid: 5 crn.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Sao Jose, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Pukobye
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 400194
label: USNM Number
content: E431322-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sling
physicalDescription: label: Length - Band
content: 93 cm
label: Width - Band
content: 8 cm