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: Cotton band woven with geometric pattern. Bands of pink, blue, white, narrow blue, white, blue, pink. Four tassels at each end, topped with small snail (?) shells. Tassel strings anchored with shell, strung with red, yellow, and green beads. Made by Pa?tu. Dr. Newton says: uncertain whether it was made for use in the we?te festival, or what year it was made. Obtained from Kiyi?he, a 39 y/o female. Made by Pa?tu, a d26 y/o female. Used, and washed. Warp: commericial cotton multi colors. Weft: commercial cotton. Bead cordage: nylon fishing line. Tassels: commercial cotton. commericial beads, glass, and snailshell? no price recorded. associated specimens: field numbers 1981, 21, 22, 33.
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
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 400194
label: USNM Number
content: E431349-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sling
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 73 cm
label: Width
content: 6 cm