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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Guahibo  Search this
Collector:
Felix V. DiGiovanni, Non-Indian, 1909-1990  Search this
Previous owner:
Felix V. DiGiovanni, Non-Indian, 1909-1990  Search this
Donor:
Pauline G. DiGiovanni, Non-Indian, 1915-2005  Search this
Object Name:
Basket tray
Media/Materials:
Palm frond/fronds, cordage
Techniques:
Twill-plaited, wrapped
Dimensions:
43.5 x 9.5 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Plains, Río Orinoco and Río Vichada region; Vichada Department; Colombia
Date created:
circa 1935
Collection History:
Collected by Felix V. DiGiovanni (1909-1990, an explorer and photographer) while traveling and making an ethnographic film in Colombia between 1933 and the early 1940s; donated to NMAI in 1992 by his wife Pauline G. DiGiovanni (1915-2005).
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Catalog Number:
25/4034
Barcode:
254034.000
See related items:
Guahibo
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws624bd2b06-e2a7-4694-ba22-115b553a80e7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_269642