Collector:

Terry Henkel  Search this

Donor Name:

Dr. Betty J. Meggers  Search this

Length - Object:

34 cm

Diameter - Object:

3 cm

Culture:

Waiwai  Search this

Object Type:

Hair Tube

Place:

Gunn's Strip Village (Akotopono), Guyana, South America

Accession Date:

3 Aug 2005

Collection Date:

1990 to 1994

Notes:

NATURAL HAIR TUBE. A NARROW CYLINDER MADE OF LEAF. CORD WRAP IN CENTER HOLDS YELLOW AND RED FEATHERS; CORD WRAP AT END HOLDS TRIMMED BLACK AND RED FEATHERS AND WHITE PLUMES. SELLER/MAKER CHURUMA. NATIVE TERM: MUSU.

Record Last Modified:

2 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

416137

USNM Number:

E430346-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31080eda9-6ac5-4b4a-9293-2992bc9d5a18

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8503477