Culture/People:

Guambiano (Guambia)  Search this

Collector:

Andrew Meyer (A. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1896-1982  Search this

Previous owner:

Andrew Meyer (A. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1896-1982  Search this

Donor:

Andrew Meyer (A. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1896-1982  Search this

Object Name:

Woman's basket hat

Media/Materials:

Toquilla palm/Panama hat plant fiber, wool yarn

Techniques:

Braided, sewn

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Place:

Silvia; Silvia Municipality; Cauca Department; Colombia

Collection History:

Collected in 1929 by Andrew Meyer (1896-1982, a mining engineer who worked in Colombia); donated to MAI by Andrew Meyer in 1932.

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Catalog Number:

18/2842

Barcode:

182842.000

See related items:

Guambiano (Guambia)

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e61798ef-c0ee-4c56-91cd-07803f7371a8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_195607