Men's Large Box With Contents
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1958
name: label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Box, smoke blackened due to fact they hang from the roof of round house near their hammock. Herringbone basket weave tied with cord for suspension. Note the typical Waiwai loop knot. Palm leaf in bottom. Contents: (B) Head band of toucan feathers. (C) Pair of bark arm bands for dance purposes with toucan and macaw feathers and painted design. (D) Bead and feather waist ornament for dress purposes. (Tied so that the ornament hangs over the hips.) Blue and white open beads and macaw yellow and red feathers. (E) Misc. macaw feathers, yellow. (F) Nut for healing boils and sores: heat the nut and apply to the sore place; causes it to draw and get well. From Yukuma' for one ax head."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 8 Nov 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 8
place: label: Place
content: Guyana, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Waiwai
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 219730
label: USNM Number
content: E397403-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Box