University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum) Search this
Seller:
Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938 Search this
Previous owner:
Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938 Search this
Collector:
Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938 Search this
Object Name:
Basket
Media/Materials:
Vegetal Fiber, cordage
Techniques:
Twill-plaited
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Rio Tapirapé; Northeast Mesoregion, North Araguaia Microregion; Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil
Collection History:
Collected between 1930 and 1931 by explorer and anthropologist Elizabeth K. Steen (1886-1938); deposited by Miss Steen at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia) in 1931 to allow the University Museum time to raise funds for the purchase of her collection; purchased by MAI from Elizabeth K. Steen in 1936.
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