Culture/People:

Waiwai  Search this

Collector:

Fred A. Salazar (Carlos Frederick Anthony Salazar), Non-Indian, 1942-2002  Search this

Seller:

Fred A. Salazar (Carlos Frederick Anthony Salazar), Non-Indian, 1942-2002  Search this

Object Name:

Basket sieve/sifter

Media/Materials:

Wood, larouma fiber, feather/feathers, cotton cord/cordage, dye/dyes

Techniques:

Carved, tied, dyed, twill-plaited, wrapped

Dimensions:

44 x 41 x 4 cm

Object Type:

Food Gathering and Preparation

Place:

Upper Essequibo River; Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region; Guyana

Date created:

circa 1955

Collection History:

Collected by traveler-explorer Fred A. Salazar (1942-2002), probably in 1959 or 1960; purchased by MAI from Fred Salazar in 1962.

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Catalog Number:

23/1831

Barcode:

231831.000

See related items:

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Food Gathering and Preparation

On View:

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Amazonia

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6691ef185-b2cc-4ea5-936a-ca238b94a86b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_246885