Culture/People:

possibly Aymara (attributed)  Search this

Collector:

Elayne Zorn (Elayne Leslie Zorn), Non-Indian, 1952-2010  Search this

Previous owner:

Elayne Zorn (Elayne Leslie Zorn), Non-Indian, 1952-2010  Search this

Donor:

Gavriel Cutipa-Zorn, Non-Indian/Quechua  Search this

Object Name:

Ornament

Media/Materials:

Thread, acrylic yarn, wool yarn

Techniques:

Woven, tasseled, braided

Dimensions:

74.0 x 0.2 x 3.5 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Oruro; Cercado Province; Oruro Department; Bolivia

Date created:

1970-2000

Collection History:

Collected or acquired by anthropologist Elayne Zorn (1952-2010), who conducted research in Latin America and the U.S. from the early 1970s to about 2006; donated to NMAI by her son Gavriel Cutipa-Zorn in 2011.

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Catalog Number:

26/8338

Barcode:

268338.000

See related items:

Aymara

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68f5cf252-7f9f-4b12-9075-4cff6614e9a6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_394769