Culture/People:

Mapuche  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Nancy Epulef Barra, Mapuche, b. 1971  Search this

Seller:

Fundacion Chol-Chol  Search this

Seller agent:

Marnie Schilken, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Loom and weaving with "cacique's mantle" design

Media/Materials:

Wood, wool yarn, vegetal dye/dyes

Techniques:

Woven, carved, wrapped, dyed

Dimensions:

65 x 51 cm

Object Type:

Weaving tools/equipment

Native Term:

wutrak

Place:

Coipuco Community; Temuco; Cautín Province; Araucanía Region IX; Chile

Date created:

2002

Collection History:

NMAI purchase from Fundacion Chol-Chol (a non-profit organization focused on economic development for Mapuche people) through Marnie Schilken in 2003.

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Catalog Number:

26/1554

Barcode:

261554.000

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Weaving tools/equipment

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws609d03a37-e444-408f-a718-936a23fa125e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_277652