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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:
Scarf
Media/Materials:
Llama hair yarn, cotton twine/string
Techniques:
Woven, crocheted
Dimensions:
182.6 x 34.1 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Indigenous Term:
awayu
Place:
La Paz Department; Bolivia
Date created:
1920-1930
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:
26/8399
Barcode:
268399.000
See related items:
Aymara
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6180af2e0-1658-4714-94e8-0baef63dc37f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_396671