Culture/People:

Ka'apor  Search this

Collector:

Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009  Search this

Seller:

Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009  Search this

Object Name:

Woman's skirt

Media/Materials:

Seed/seeds, job's tear seeds, cordage

Techniques:

Strung

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments

Indigenous Term:

awaí ra'ir ame'ê ke

Place:

Rio Gurupi (Gurupy); Canindé, Paragominas Municipality; Southeast Mesoregion, Paragominas Microregion; Pará State, North Region; Brazil

Date created:

1955-1962

Collection History:

Collected in 1962 by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer); purchased by MAI from Borys Malkin in 1963.

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Catalog Number:

23/3286

Barcode:

233286.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a5f52b11-39a0-4f8c-8801-d570d4c7a448

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_248427