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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
probably Aymara (attributed)  Search this
Collector:
Elayne Zorn (Elayne Leslie Zorn), Non-Indian, 1952-2010  Search this
Previous owner:
Elayne Zorn (Elayne Leslie Zorn), Non-Indian, 1952-2010  Search this
Donor:
Gavriel Cutipa-Zorn, Non-Indian/Quechua  Search this
Object Name:
Mask
Media/Materials:
Metal wire, paint, thread, wool yarn
Techniques:
Painted, sewn
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Native Term:
chuta
Place:
Bolivia
Date created:
1970-2000
Collection History:
Collected or acquired by anthropologist Elayne Zorn (1952-2010), who conducted research in Latin America and the U.S. from the early 1970s to about 2006; donated to NMAI by her son Gavriel Cutipa-Zorn in 2011.
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Catalog Number:
26/8457
Barcode:
268457.000
See related items:
Aymara
Masks and Masking
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a8a0b8eb-44f6-4710-b5fb-3bc49f9f781e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_399043