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: Very small cotton band woven with chevron pattern. Warp is green. Two green stripes outlined in navy blue. Two tassels at each end. Tassel strings strung with scleria seeds. Made by Kikwi Dr. Newton says: Uncertain if this was made for use in the We?te festival, or when it was made. Obtained from seller: ho?he (antenor a 50 y/o male, father of owner?) Made by Kikwui, Kiul a 26 y/o female. Used. warp and weft: 2s cotton. Bead cordage; 2z tucum/caroa. Tassels: 2z cotton and commercial cotton. Seed beads are scleria/aku, also glass beads, deer hoof/nail, and sea shells. Price paid: unknown. Associated specimens: also made by Kikwui kikul are field numbers 1984-20, 25, 37, 40, 42.
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: E431356-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sling
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 62 cm
label: Width
content: 5.5 cm