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:

Sling

Media/Materials:

Wool yarn, metal

Techniques:

Braided, woven

Dimensions:

170.0 x 1.0 x 3.0 cm

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Indigenous Term:

qurawas

Place:

Puno; Puno Province; Puno Region; Peru

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:

26/8445

Barcode:

268445.000

See related items:

Aymara

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws614443e53-2916-40b3-a8d4-ff9402d0c98e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_398981