Culture/People:

Arecuna  Search this

Seller:

A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this

Previous owner:

A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this

Collector:

A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this

Object Name:

Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn

Media/Materials:

Wood, turtle shell/carapace, cotton yarn

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Weaving tools/equipment

Place:

Upper Essequibo River; Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region; Guyana

Collection History:

Collected between 1913 and 1916 by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector); purchased by George Heye from Hyatt Verrill in 1916.

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Catalog Number:

4/9912

Barcode:

049912.000

See related items:

Arecuna

Weaving tools/equipment

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fa8058cf-8717-4eb4-81de-4f9db19dea6d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_53762