Culture/People:

Chachilla (Cayapas)  Search this

Collector:

Samuel A. Barrett (Samuel Alfred Barrett/S.A. Barrett), Non-Indian, 1879-1965  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

Marie A. Heye (Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye), Non-Indian, 1845-1915  Search this

Object Name:

Woman's skirt

Media/Materials:

Cotton yarn, wool yarn

Techniques:

Woven

Dimensions:

80 x 132 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments

Place:

Río Cayapas; Esmeraldas Province; Ecuador

Collection History:

Collected between 1908 and 1909 by Samuel A. Barrett (1879-1965, later Director of the Milwaukee Public Museum and Research Associate at the Lowie Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley) during fieldwork sponsored by George Gustav Heye and his mother, Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye (1845-1915).

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Catalog Number:

2/4237

Barcode:

024237.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws614a59a26-1d44-47f7-8e67-79a1666811d9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_25773