Culture/People:

Arawak  Search this

Collector:

Theodore J. Waldeck (Joseph Theodore Waldeck), Non-Indian, b. 1894  Search this

Donor:

Theodore J. Waldeck (Joseph Theodore Waldeck), Non-Indian, b. 1894  Search this

Object Name:

Baby belt/sling

Media/Materials:

Cotton yarn

Techniques:

Looped

Object Type:

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Place:

Upper Cuyuni River; Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region; Guyana

Collection History:

Probably collected by explorer Theodore J. Waldeck (b. 1894) in 1937 or 1938 during an expedition to Guyana; donated to MAI by Theodore J. Waldeck in in 1939.

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Catalog Number:

20/642

Barcode:

200642.000

See related items:

Arawak

Transportation Items: Baby carriers

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64c7bd0b5-4e47-4db1-b7ea-84138e7610fc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_214385