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:

Pile woven

Dimensions:

75 x 123 cm

Object Type:

Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Indigenous Term:

diwen trülke

Place:

Temuco; Cautín Province; Araucanía Region IX; Chile

Date created:

1920-1930

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:

17/5872

Barcode:

175872.000

See related items:

Mapuche

Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6433f1155-fbe8-4c94-a3b3-17f7cfc32440

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_187965