Culture/People:

Ye'kuana (Makiritare/Mayagone)  Search this

Collector:

Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948  Search this

Previous owner:

Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948  Search this

Seller:

Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948  Search this

Object Name:

Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn

Media/Materials:

Wood, fish bone, cotton yarn

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Weaving tools/equipment

Place:

Upper Río Orinoco; Venezuela

Collection History:

Collected by Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (1876-1948, physician and explorer), probably between 1926 and 1928; purchased by MAI from Herbert Spencer Dickey in 1928.

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Catalog Number:

16/335

Barcode:

160335.000

See related items:

Ye'kuana (Makiritare/Mayagone)

Weaving tools/equipment

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68111636f-f8e2-4e4c-a8d6-1039b6b35b40

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_171930