Culture/People:

Karajá (Caraja)  Search this

Previous owner:

Fernando Baerlein (F. Baerlein), Non-Indian  Search this

Seller:

Fernando Baerlein (F. Baerlein), Non-Indian  Search this

MAI agent:

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this

Object Name:

Woman's apron

Media/Materials:

Glass bead/beads, nut/nuts

Techniques:

Loom beadwork

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments

Place:

Goiás State, Central-West Region, or Tocatins State, North Region; Brazil

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye during travel in Brazil in 1924 from Fernando Baerlein (owner of an antique store called "Relojoaria da Bolsa" in Rio de Janeiro) using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).

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Catalog Number:

13/3388

Barcode:

133388.000

See related items:

Karajá (Caraja)

Clothing/Garments

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws698bebeb8-8b3e-421a-9ede-b90061b31fe8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_143357