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: Woven cotton band with diamond pattern, covered with thick yellowish paste, probably urucu root. One end has 9 tassels and 2 loose strings. The other end has 12 tassels. Tassels are long and made of cotton. Tassels strings are a mix of seed, plastic and glass beads. Some are tubular. Dr. Newton says: Obtained from Kahukui, a 34 y/o female. Made by Pro?kui a 32 y/o female. Used. Warp and weft: 2s cotton. Urucu residue, bead cordage is 2s cotton and 2z tucum/caroa. Tassel binding is 2z tucum/caroa. Tassels are 2z cotton. Seed bead: scleria/aku, and one that is medium size, tan and smooth. Glass or plastic beads, "rubber"/plastic tubular beads. Buttons. Price: 7 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: 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: E431311-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sling
physicalDescription: label: Length - Including Tassels
content: 106 cm
label: Width - Band
content: 8 cm