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 in a running diamond pattern. Edges are woven in turquoise green, with a red stripe down the center. Two tassels of native cotton at each end. Pendants of deer hoof tips. Tassel strings strung with yellow, blue, and red beads. Dr. Newton says: uncertain if this was made for use in the we?tu ceremony, or what year it was made. Obtained from Kalukre (Lorano) 70 y/o male, father of owner. Owner was Kraino (Teresa) a 23 y/o female. Made by Yonkopuk, a 26 y/o female, is older daughter of seller. Used. Warp: commerical cotton, multi colors, white, aqua and red. Weft: commecial cotton. bead cordage is 2z tucum/caroa. Tassels made of commercial cotton, commerical glass beads and deer hoof. Price paid: unknown.
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: E431347-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sling
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 99 cm
label: Width
content: 5 cm