Culture/People:

Mapuche  Search this

Expedition:

Mrs. Thea Heye Chile Expedition (1929-1930) (Mrs. Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this

Object Name:

Saddle blanket

Media/Materials:

Wool yarn

Techniques:

Woven

Object Type:

Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Place:

Temuco; Cautín Province; Araucanía Region IX; Chile

Collection History:

Collected or purchased from local residents between 1929 and 1930 during the Thea Heye Chile Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.

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Catalog Number:

17/5836

Barcode:

175836.000

See related items:

Mapuche

Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65e340bb3-5f2d-4ccd-9a70-9a95ce00fd57

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_187928