Belt
date: label: Collection Date
content: 2003
name: label: Collector
content: David Epstein
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. William H. Crocker
notes: label: Notes
content: Belt of tucum fiber cords with bead and deer hoof tip danglers. The tie is cotton.
label: Notes
content: 03-25-04 A Canela artifact brought back from Brazil by David Epstein in September, 2003. Sangha is a shop in Takoma park that sells artifacts from all over the world. Believe in "fair" trade, so a portion of any sale goes back to the tribe. The item is an akaa and is (Table 8 #5) in my 1990 monograph with photos on plates 57c and 59H and description on p. 147 WHC. "The Pro-khamma award another category of belt to individuals whom they expect to be the fastest runners in the great Krowa-ti log race of the Kheetuwaye and Pepye festivals. For more information see publication.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 19 Mar 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Escalvado, Maranhao, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Canela, Ramkokamekra
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2086106
label: USNM Number
content: E437457-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Belt
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 53 cm
label: Width
content: 18 cm
label: Height
content: 6 cm