Collector:

William Prickett  Search this

Donor Name:

William Prickett  Search this

Length - Object:

49 cm

Width - Object:

37 cm

Culture:

Tibetan  Search this

Object Type:

Pack

Place:

Phirte-La Pass, Near, Ladakh District, Jammu And Kashmir, India, Asia

Accession Date:

12 May 1988

Collection Date:

1983

Notes:

PACK WHICH CONSISTS OF 2 BAGS JOINED TOGETHER NEAR THE TOP. BAGS ARE WOVEN WITH BROWN AND WHITE YAK HAIR WITH COTTON PATCHES ON THE BOTTOMS. DIRT AND ENCRUSTATION ON BAGS. ACCORDING TO THE COLLECTOR, PACKS WERE WORN BY SHEEP AND GOATS AND USED TO TRANSPORT GRAINS AND SALT.

Record Last Modified:

1 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

358175

USNM Number:

E423886-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3880ddcd9-ca22-400f-b5b7-0b218f13bab3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8456932