ankle band, pair
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: Interlaced cotton band with fringe-tassels at each end, covered with urucu. Tassels of glass and tubular plastic bead along the band. Fiber cord attached at each end. Dr. Newton says these were obtained from Gatswachu, a 26 y/o female who also put the beads on. Made by Ire Donila, a 45 y/o female, who spun the cotton and made the bands. Used by the 3 y/o daughter of Gatswachu. The term for ankle band is me?techi. The band is 2z cotton, braided. The ends of the braid are bound with 2z tucum/caroa to form the tassels. The pendants along the band are glass and rubber/plastic tubular beads. The bead string and tie strand are 2z tucum/caroa. Price paid: 3 crn. Associated specimens: maker of this band did the technique sample, field number 1968-60 a+b
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Sao Jose, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Apinaye
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: E431300-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Anklet
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 15 cm
label: Width
content: 9 cm