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: Band has woven diamond pattern with green pigment applied in 2 narrow and 1 wide stripes. Six native cotton tassels at each end. One has deer hoof tip cap. Tassels string strung with seeds. Dr. Newton says: Made for the Krikati Wû?tû ceremony in 1966. Obtained from Kunyanscr, a 15 y/o female. Made by Hukula a 37 y/o female. Used, and washed, dyed strands faded. Warp: 2z cotton. some blue green dyed warps. Weft: 2s cotton. Bead cordage: 2 z tucum/caroa. Tassel binding is s-rolled tucum. Tassels: 2s and 2z cotton. Beads: scleria/aku, and Job's Tears. Price paid: 6 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
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 400194
label: USNM Number
content: E431312-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sling
physicalDescription: label: Length - Including Tassels
content: 102 cm
label: Width - Band
content: 5.5 cm