Collector:

Dr. Vicki A. Funk  Search this

Donor Name:

National Museum of Natural History  Search this

Length:

4 m

Width:

18 m

Culture:

Wapishana (Wapichan, Wapixana)  Search this

Object Type:

Hammock

Place:

Lethem, Guyana, South America

Accession Date:

11 Jun 2007

Collection Date:

May 1999

Notes:

Tightly woven cream and cocoa-colored natural cotton hammock with elaborate 17 inch fringe made by members of the Rupununi weaver's group of Wapishana indians in Guyana. The specimen concerned is as close to what might have been made in 1916 when Roth donated our original collection, as is possible today. "Following generations of tribal custom, the Wapishiana Hammock contains handpicked natural cottons from the interior rainforests of Guyana. The hammock is made in Village homes of South and Deep South Savannahs in Guyana, South America." (from website)

Record Last Modified:

2 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2041740

USNM Number:

E431767-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34194a668-5084-477f-98b5-c290622231aa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8551343