Sling
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Apr 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1975
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
notes: label: Notes
content: Native cotton band woven with a diamond pattern of 3 rows. Painted black line down the center, both inside and out. Outside 2 rows of diamonds have red paint, every other diamond. Center row has alternate diamonds painted purple. Two tassels at each end. They are new cotton. Tassel strings are strung with seeds. Fiber string and tie. Dr. Newton says: made for use in the Krikati Wu?tu ceremony of 1973. Received at ceremony end by Pa?tu (Joana) a 17 y/o female. Obtained from Pa?tu, made by Kruk (Francisco) a 46 y/o male. Used. Pendants are new, probably modified for sale. Warp: 2z cotton with black dyed center warps. Weft: 2z cotton. Paint: orange and purple, probably commercial. Bead cordage: 2z tucum/caroa and 1 of buriti. Tassels: 2z cotton. Beads: ormosia, large- medium red, and scleria/aku. Price paid: 40 crs.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Sao Jose, 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: E431329-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sling
physicalDescription: label: Length - Band
content: 92 cm
label: Width - Band
content: 5 cm