Culture/People:

Guna (Kuna)  Search this

Collector:

A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this

Object Name:

Head ring

Media/Materials:

Palm frond/fronds

Techniques:

Plaited, twill-plaited

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Place:

Río Sangandí (Samgandí) and Río Tubugandí; Guna de Madugandí Indigenous Territory; Panama

Collection History:

Collected in 1924 by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.

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Catalog Number:

12/8804

Barcode:

128804.000

See related items:

Guna (Kuna)

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a948549e-6064-4c10-aa23-09696381bb27

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_138103