Amorua/Rio Tomo Guahibo (Pihibi Cuiapo) Search this
Expedition:
Mrs. Thea Heye - Herbert S. Dickey Colombia Expedition (1928) Search this
Expedition leader:
Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948 Search this
Expedition sponsor:
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935 Search this
Object Name:
Burden basket/Pack basket
Media/Materials:
Palm frond/fronds, wood, cordage
Techniques:
Plaited
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Plains near junction of Río Tomo and Río Orinoco; Vichada Department; Colombia
Collection History:
Collected in 1928 during the Thea Heye-Dickey Colombia Expedition, led by physician and explorer Herbert Spencer Dickey (1876-1948) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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