Culture/People:

Machiguenga  Search this

Donor:

G. Edward Montgomery (George Edward Montgomery), Non-Indian  Search this

Previous owner:

G. Edward Montgomery (George Edward Montgomery), Non-Indian  Search this

Collector:

Patricia M. Davis, Non-Indian  Search this

Harold Mariner Davis, Non-Indian, 1924-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Woman's shirt

Media/Materials:

Cotton yarn

Techniques:

Woven, sewn

Dimensions:

101.0 x 115.0 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments

Place:

San Francisco de Yarinacocha; Coronel Portillo Province; Ucayali Region; Peru

Date created:

circa 1965

Collection History:

Collected by Patricia M. Davis and Harold Mariner Davis (1924-1971), probably between 1964 and 1971, in Machiguenga villages near Yarinacocha and Shimaa, Peru, during research for the Summer Institute of Linguistics; acquired from the Davis base camp house in Yarinacocha, Peru, by G. Edward Montgomery in 1973 during his research among the Machiguenga; donated to NMAI by Dr. G. Edward Montgomery in 2006.

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Catalog Number:

26/5634

Barcode:

265634.000

See related items:

Machiguenga

Clothing/Garments

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws631970e4c-fd43-418f-bc63-67f244520364

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_281861