Culture/People:

Patamona  Search this

Collector:

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

Object Name:

Quiver for blowgun darts with container for materials

Media/Materials:

Vegetal Fiber, tree pitch/gum, kapok (ceiba fiber)

Techniques:

Coated, wicker-plaited

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Indigenous Term:

moouia

Place:

Mazaruni River headwaters; Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region; Guyana

Collection History:

Collected by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) in 1916 during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye/MAI.

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Catalog Number:

5/7305

Barcode:

057305.000

See related items:

Patamona

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws660a0f3ce-f2fe-4c92-892b-bf999cb53b96

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_61418